nontotalitarian

adjective

Definition of nontotalitariannext
as in libertarian

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  1. libertarian
  2. representative
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  • The crowd below, fresh from a demonstration to protest education cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei, had stopped outside her apartment to chant her name.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Musk has many critics, but Marian Tupy, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute, says non-conformists like Musk often lead innovative companies that help drive economic growth.
    — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of libertarian
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  • Choi Seok-cheol, representative director of the Gimhae Cultural and Tourism Foundation, based in the South Korean city of Gimhae, attended the ceremony as a witness to the signing.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
  • This omission leaves citizens less able to evaluate democratic systems as fair or representative and more vulnerable to misinformation and disenfranchisement.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of representative
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“Nontotalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontotalitarian. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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