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authoritarian in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
    "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
    authoritarian  dictator 
adjective
  1. expecting unquestioning obedience
    "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
    authoritarian  dictatorial  overbearing 
  2. 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"
    authoritarian  autocratic  dictatorial  despotic  tyrannic  tyrannical 
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authoritarian in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
  2. (adjective) Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
  3. (adjective) Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.
  4. (noun) An organization or state which enforces strong or oppressive measures against its population.
  5. (noun) One who prefers, or one who enforces, absolute obedience to an authority.
  6. (noun) A totalitarian.
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