Definition of brutalitarian
:advocating or practicing brutality
- a brutalitarian regime
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brutalitarian
adjective
bru·tal·i·tar·i·an
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(ˌ)brüˌtaləˈterēən
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attrib " or (ˈ)brü¦taləˌt-
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Origin and Etymology of brutalitarian
brutality + -arian (as in humanitarian; probably newly coined in the 30s or construed as a blend of brutal and totalitarian
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