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authoritarian
adjective
(au-thor-i-tar-i-an)
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Synonyms:
autocratic
,
despotic
,
dictatorial
,
tyrannic
,
tyrannical
,
Examples:
An authoritarian regime.
authoritarian
noun
(au-thor-i-tar-i-an)
a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
Synonyms:
dictator
,
authoritarian
adjective
(au-thor-i-tar-i-an)
expecting unquestioning obedience
Synonyms:
dictatorial
,
overbearing
,
Examples:
The timid child of authoritarian parents.
Words Related to
authoritarian
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autocratic
,
dictatorial
,
despotic
,
tyrannical
,
undemocratic
,
dictator
,
domineering
,
overbearing
,
unpermissive
,
totalitarian
,
tyrant
,
interventionist
,
patriarchal
,
assertive
,
bossy
,
arbitrary
,
authoritative
,
centralized
,
tsar
,
controlling
,
repressive
,
theocratic
,
paternalistic
,
oppressive
,
illiberal
,
fascistic
,
communist
,
reactionary
,
antidemocratic
,
oligarchic
,
stalinist
,
monarchical
,
militaristic
,
nondemocratic
,
feudalistic
,
absolutist
,
hegemonic
,
leftist
,
dirigiste
,
collectivist
,
capitalist
,
monarchic
,
reformist
,
imperialistic
,
dogmatic
,
leninist
,
populist
,
doctrinaire
,
nationalistic
,
feudal
,
antiauthoritarian
,
centralist
,
hardline
,
paranoid
,
capitalistic
,
orwellian
,
puritanical
,
ideological
,
antagonistic
,
technocratic
,
secular
,
secularist
,
bonapartist
,
democratic
,
socialist
,
dictatory
,
despotical
,
monocratic
,
liberalist
,
isolationist
,
statist
,
ironfisted
,
russophile
,
monarchial
,
exclusionist
,
despotize
,
nepotistic
,
corrupt
,
oppositional
,
subversive
,
megalomanic
,
equalitarian
,
autarchic
,
anticlerical
,
praetorian
,
anarchic
,
unreformed
,
noncommunist
,
political orientation
,
anachronistic
,
anarchistic
,
confrontational
,
egalitarian
,
tyrannic
,
ossified
,
dynastic
,
bolshevist
,
liberal
,
exclusivist
,
uncorrupt
,
authoritarian
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