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Authoritarian   /əθˌɔrətˈɛriən/   Listen
adjective
authoritarian  adj.  
1.
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; of governments or rulers; as, an authoritarian regime
Synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical
2.
Expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter".
Synonyms: dictatorial, overbearing


noun
authoritarian  n.  
1.
Behaves like a tyrant.
Synonyms: dictator





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"Authoritarian" Quotes from Famous Books



... system of international law idealized by Mr. Robert Lansing. All of them assume a pre-established harmony, inspired, imposed, or innate, by which the self-opinionated person, class, or community is orchestrated with the rest of mankind. The more authoritarian imagine a conductor for the symphony who sees to it that each man plays his part; the anarchistic are inclined to think that a more divine concord would be heard if each player ...
— Public Opinion • Walter Lippmann
... secretary's move did not escape strong criticism. The directive was denounced as infamous and shocking, as biased, impractical, undemocratic, brutally authoritarian, and un-American. If followed, critics warned, it would set the military establishment at war with society, inject the military into civilian political controversies in defiance of all traditions to the contrary, and burden military commanders with ...
— Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 • Morris J. MacGregor Jr.


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