au·thor·i·tar·i·an ( -thôr  -târ  -n, -th r-, ô-thôr-, ô-thr-)adj. 1. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: an authoritarian regime. 2. Of, relating to, or expecting unquestioning obedience. See Synonyms at dictatorial. au·thor i·tari·an n.au·thor i·tari·an·ism n. |
authoritarian
Adjective
insisting on strict obedience to authority
Noun
a person who insists on strict obedience to authority
authoritarianism n
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| Noun | 1. | authoritarian - a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" Big Brother - an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy 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"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" domineering - tending to domineer |
authoritarian
adjective 1. strict, severe, absolute, harsh, rigid, autocratic, dictatorial, dogmatic, imperious, domineering, unyielding, tyrannical, disciplinarian, despotic, doctrinaire << OPPOSITE lenient
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