authoritarian

authoritarian
authoritarian authoritarian adj. 1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; -- of governments or rulers; as, an authoritarian regime

Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical [WordNet 1.5]

2. 1 expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"

Syn: dictatorial, overbearing [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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