authoritarian

au·thor·i·tar·i·an

 (ə-thôr′ĭ-târ′ē-ən, ə-thŏr′-, ô-)

adj.

1. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: an authoritarian regime.

2. Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner. See Synonyms at dictatorial.

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au·thor′i·tar′i·an n.

au·thor′i·tar′i·an·ism n.

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authoritarian

(ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪən)

adj

1. favouring, denoting, or characterized by strict obedience to authority

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) favouring, denoting, or relating to government by a small elite with wide powers

3. despotic; dictatorial; domineering

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who favours or practises authoritarian policies

auˌthoriˈtarianism n

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au•thor•i•tar•i•an

(əˌθɔr ɪˈtɛər i ən, əˌθɒr-)

adj.

1. of, favoring, or requiring complete obedience to authority: an authoritarian military code.

2. pertaining to or being a government in which authority is centered in one person or in a small group not constitutionally accountable to the people.

3. exercising control over the will of others: an authoritarian parent.

n.

4. a person who favors or acts according to authoritarian principles.

[1875–80]

au•thor`i•tar′i•an•ism, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	authoritarian - a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" dictator Big Brother - an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy disciplinarian, martinet, moralist - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
Adj.	1.	authoritarian - characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" tyrannic, tyrannical, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial undemocratic - not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures"
	2.	authoritarian - expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" overbearing, dictatorial domineering - tending to domineer

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authoritarian

adjective

1. strict, severe, absolute, harsh, rigid, autocratic, dictatorial, dogmatic, imperious, domineering, unyielding, tyrannical, disciplinarian, despotic, doctrinaire There was a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
strict democratic, liberal, flexible, tolerant, indulgent, lenient, permissive, broad-minded

noun

1. disciplinarian, dictator, tyrant, Big Brother, control freak, despot, autocrat, absolutist He became an overly strict authoritarian.

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authoritarian

adjective

1. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority:

autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, totalitarian, tyrannic, tyrannical.

2. Tending to dictate:

bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory.

noun

One who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authority:

autocrat, despot, dictator, martinet, totalitarian, tyrant.

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Translations

إسْتِبْدادي، تَسَلُّطي

autoritářský

autoritär

autoritario

autoritaarinen

autoritaire

tekintélyelvû

valdboîs-

autoritario

autoritær

autoritário

авторитарный

otoriter

独裁主义的

authoritarian

[ˌɔːθɒrɪˈtɛərɪən]

A. ADJ → autoritario

B. N → autoritario/a m/f

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authoritarian

[ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛəriən]

adj [person, government, rule, regime, style, state, approach, system, leader, leadership, father] → autoritaire

n → autoritaire mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

authoritarian

adj → autoritär

n → autoritärer Mensch/Vater/Politiker etc; to be an authoritarian → autoritär sein

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authoritarian

[ˌɔːθɒrɪˈtɛərɪən] adj → autoritario/a

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authority

(oːˈθorəti) – plural auˈthorities – noun

1. the power or right to do something. He gave me authority to act on his behalf. gesag, mag سُلْطَه، تَفويض власт autoridade pravomoc die Befugnis; die Vollmacht myndighed; autoritet εξουσίαautoridad volitus اختیار؛ حق auktoriteetti autoritéסמכות अधिकार ovlaštenje hatalom; meghatalmazás wewenang vald autorità 権限 권한 įgaliojimas, pavedimas pilnvara; tiesības kuasa machtigingmyndighet, autoritet pełnomocnictwo, upoważnienie حق،اختیار autoridade au­to­ritate полномочие právomoc avtoriteta ovlašćenje [laga] rätt, befogenhet อำนาจหน้าที่ yetki 權力 повноваження اختیار quyền lực 权力

2. a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject. He is an authority on Roman history. kenner حُجّـه، ثِقه، مَرجِع، مَصدَر مَوثوق авторитет autoridade odborník die Autorität ekspert; autoritet αυθεντίαautoridad autoriteet کارشناس؛ مرجع asiantuntija autorité בר סמכא, מומחה विशेषज्ञ autoritet szaktekintély ahli sérfræðingur autorità 権威 권위자 autoritetas, žinovas autoritāte; speciālists pakar autoriteitekspert, autoritetautorytet کارپوه autoridade autoritate авторитет; достоверныи источник odborník priznan strokovnjak stručnjak auktoritet ผู้ที่รอบรู้ uzman 權威 авторитет سند ، تصدیق chuyên gia 权威

3. (usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc. The authorities would not allow public meetings. owerheid سُلْطَه (مَحَلِّيَه، دُستورِيَه، مَركَزِيَه) власти autoridades úřady die Obrigkeit myndigheder (οι) αρχές (πληθ.) autoridades (ameti)võimud مسئولان امور päättäjä autoritésרשות, סמכויות अधिकारी vlasti hatóság penguasa valdhafar autorità 関係当局 당국 valdžia varas institūcijas pihak berkuasa overheidmyndighetenewładze د امور مسوولان autoridades auto­rităţi власти úrady oblast vlasti myndighet[er] ฝ่ายบริหาร yetkililer 官方，當局 органи влади حاکم ، حکام người có thẩm quyền 官方，当局

4. a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people. a man of authority. oorredingsvermoë, gesag سُلْطان، صَلاحِيَّه، نُفوذ авторитет autoridade autorita die Autorität respekt; autoritet κύροςautoridad mõjuvõim اقتدار arvovalta autoritéסמכותיות प्रभाव autoritet tekintély wibawa valdsmannslegur autorità 威厳 설득력 autoritetas autoritāte berwibawa gezagautoritet, respektautorytet قدرت autoridade autoritate авторитет autorita avtoriteta autoritet pondus, anseende ความมีอำนาจ etkileme gücü 魄力, 威信 вага, вплив بآختیار ، اختیار có uy tín 魄力，威信

auˌthoriˈtarian adjective

considering obedience to authority more important than personal freedom. an authoritarian government. outoritêre إسْتِبْدادي، تَسَلُّطي авторитарен autoritário autoritářský autoritär autoritær απολυταρχικόςautoritario autoritaarne دیکتاتور؛ مستبد autoritaarinen autoritaireסמכותי, רודן निरंकुश autoritaran tekintélyelvű otoriter valdboðs- autoritario 独裁的な 권위주의적인 autoritarinis autoritārs kerajaan berwibawa autoritairautoritærdespotyczny دیکتاتور autoritário auto­ritar(ist) авторитарный autoritatívny avtoritaren autoritaran auktoritär เผด็จการ otoriter 獨裁主義的 авторитарний; владний تحکمانہ ، آمرانہ độc tài 独裁主义的

auˈthoritative (-tətiv) , ((American) -teitiv) adjective

said or written by an expert or a person in authority. an authoritative opinion. gesaghebbend صادِر عَن سُلْطَه مُخْتَصَّه достоверен competente směrodatný, určující maßgeblich ekspert-; autoritativ; pålidelig έγκυρος, δόκιμος autorizada autoriteetne قابل اطمینان؛ موثق arvovaltainen autoriséסמכותי प्रामाणिक autoritativan irányadó berwenang opinber autorevole 権威のある 권위 있는 autoritetingas autoritatīvs pakar dalam bidang kuasa gezaghebbendekspert-, autoritativ, påliteligmiarodajny د اطمینان وړ de perito autorizat авторитетный smerodajný pooblaščen autoritativan auktoritativ ซึ่งเชื่อถือได้ güvenilir 權威的 авторитетний تحکمانہ ، آمرانہ طور پر có thẩm quyền 有权威的

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