totalitarian

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In the wake of World War II, Prague went from one totalitarian extreme to another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The constitutional court said back in 2001 that "as time passes, the relative importance of standpoints and positions of people in a totalitarian state certainly has not vanished, but it has definitely decreased".

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

It would also relieve the immigration system so it can focus on applicants from other countries who weren’t living under totalitarian rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

“A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy,” Orwell wrote in his diary while he was working on the book.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025

But what they didn’t say was that prison was also a microcosm of a totalitarian society, a nearly pure example of the police state.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover