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Authoritarian
/ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛːrɪən/
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
📖 Definitions of "Authoritarian"
noun
- 1
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
"The dictator was an authoritarian."
- 2
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
"2006, Robert Altemeyer, The Authoritarians"
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
- 2
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
"The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants."
- 3
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
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