What if there are more than one faction within the party, neither has total control but the whole party has? To me it seems this describes many single-party states as well as some multi-party states (where the parties can be logically considered factions within "the government" party)
What if the party has sub-total yet a huge degree of control and continuously strives to increase its control by applying all offensive techniques it reasonably can on the people?
Interesting questions. I'm not going to get into fine points of definition (I posted to GP to avoid misunderstanding), which I don't think is important here. I think the significance is whether there are multiple entities who compete for power, or one that dominates everything. Of course, there are grey areas in everything.
What if the party has sub-total yet a huge degree of control and continuously strives to increase its control by applying all offensive techniques it reasonably can on the people?