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US
/əˌθɔɹəˈtɛɹiən/
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[ UK /ˌɔːθɔːɹɪtˈeəɹiən/ ]
[ UK /ˌɔːθɔːɹɪtˈeəɹiən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
a tyrannical government
a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
autocratic government
an authoritarian regime
despotic rulers -
expecting unquestioning obedience
the timid child of authoritarian parents
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
NOUN
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a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
How To Use authoritarian In A Sentence
- Welcome to the authoritarian world of health fascism.
- Either the New Deal has to unravel, which is what we hope for, or else the authoritarians LewRockwell.com Blog
- African youth are caught between challenging authoritarian regimes they inherited and relying on the patronage networks within the national structure and its local interstices.
- It was not after all Social Text that drew the absurd conclusion about authoritarianism and elitism; it was Sokal, trying to ventriloquize work he didn't fully understand. Sokal's Hoax: An Exchange
- The ruling gives authoritarian regimes around the world a new bludgeon to use against news organizations as well as their own populations trying to get access to media beyond the control of state censors.
- My father was a strict authoritarian.
- In its place, the Beijing Consensus supposedly offers pragmatic economics and made-to-order authoritarian politics.
- I'm thinking maybe it's some form of authoritarian arrogance.
- They are often, and perhaps even typically, characterized by authoritarian rather than democratic forms of government.
- As for the colonies in Asia and Africa, authoritarian paternalism - not self-government - was the order of the day.
