1. A society or state in which the government has absolute control over all aspects of public and private life, and does not tolerate parties of differing opinion
In a totalitarian society, citizens have no freedom of speech or personal autonomy.
Numa sociedade totalitária, os cidadãos não têm liberdade de expressão nem autonomia pessoal.
2. A political system characterized by centralized authoritarian control and suppression of individual freedoms
The novel '1984' depicts a nightmarish totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother.
O romance '1984' retrata uma sociedade totalitária assustadora governada pelo Grande Irmão.