AUTHORITARIAN

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.

Adjective

  1. Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
  2. Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
    The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.
  3. Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.


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