authoritarian
Meaning of authoritarian
- One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
The dictator was an authoritarian.
- One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
2006, Robert Altemeyer, The Authoritarians
- Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
- Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.
- Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
Information about authoritarian
- The plural form of authoritarian is: authoritarians.
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Hyphenation of authoritarian
au-thor-i-tar-ian
- It consists of 5 syllables and 13 chars.
- authoritarian is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
authoritarian synonyms
Meaning autocratic:
autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical
Meaning dictatorial:
Meaning dictator:
Meaning :
illiberal, oppressive, arrogant, commanding, haughty, imperious
authoritarian antonyms
Meaning :
liberal, humble, modest, servile
Translation of authoritarian
- French: autoritaire
- German: autoritär
- Italian: autoritario
- Portuguese: autoritário
- Spanish: autoritario, autoritaria
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