A totalitarian state is a political system where the government seeks to control every aspect of public and private life. In such a system, a single party or leader holds absolute power, often suppressing dissent and limiting individual freedoms. Citizens are typically subject to extensive surveillance and propaganda, which promotes the state's ideology. In totalitarian regimes, like those seen in Nazi Germany or Stalinist Russia, the government often uses fear and violence to maintain control. Political opposition is not tolerated, and the media is heavily censored to ensure that only the state's narrative is presented to the public.