Authoritarian Definition & Meaning

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Authoritarian

Authoritarian Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Authoritarian? [n] a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [adj] 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" [adj] expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [adj] likened to a dictator in severity Synonyms \| Synonyms for Authoritarian: autocratic \| despotic \| dictator \| dictatorial \| domineering \| overbearing \| tyrannical \| undemocratic \| unpermissive Related Terms \| Find terms related to Authoritarian: absolute \| absolutist \| absolutistic \| arbitrary \| aristocratic \| arrogant \| ascendant \| astringent \| austere \| authoritative \| authorized \| autocratic \| autonomous \| bigot \| bigoted \| borne \| bossy \| bureaucratic \| civic \| civil \| closed \| clothed with authority \| commanding \| competent \| consequential \| considerable \| constitutional \| constricted \| controlling \| cramped \| creedbound \| deaf \| deaf to reason \| demanding \| democratic \| despotic \| dictatorial \| doctrinaire \| dogmatic \| dominant \| domineering \| dour \| duly constituted \| eminent \| empowered \| ex officio \| exacting \| exigent \| fanatical \| fascist \| fascistic \| federal \| federalist \| federalistic \| feudal \| governing \| governmental \| great \| grim \| grinding \| gubernatorial \| harsh \| heavy-handed \| hegemonic \| hegemonistic \| heteronomous \| hidebound \| high-handed \| illiberal \| imperative \| imperial \| imperious \| important \| influential \| insular \| leading \| little \| little-minded \| lordly \| magisterial \| magistral \| masterful \| matriarchal \| matriarchic \| mean \| mean-minded \| mean-spirited \| meticulous \| mighty \| momentous \| monarchal \| monarchial \| monarchic \| monocratic \| narrow \| narrow-hearted \| narrow-minded \| narrow-souled \| narrow-spirited \| nearsighted \| official \| oligarchal \| oligarchic \| oppressive \| overbearing \| overruling \| parliamentarian \| parliamentary \| parochial \| patriarchal \| patriarchic \| peremptory \| petty \| pluralistic \| political \| potent \| powerful \| preeminent \| prestigious \| prominent \| provincial \| puissant \| purblind \| ranking \| repressive \| republican \| rugged \| ruling \| self-governing \| senior \| severe \| shortsighted \| small \| small-minded \| Spartan \| Spartanic \| stern \| straitlaced \| strict \| stringent \| stuffy \| substantial \| superior \| suppressive \| supreme \| theocratic \| total \| totalitarian \| tough \| tyrannical \| tyrannous \| uncatholic \| uncharitable \| ungenerous \| unliberal \| unsparing \| unyielding \| weighty See Also \| Big Brother \| disciplinarian \| martinet \| moralist \| oppressor

Authoritarian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Authoritarian?

[n] a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
[adj] 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"
[adj] expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
[adj] likened to a dictator in severity

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