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authoritarian::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical |
an authoritarian regime.
authoritarian::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dictator |
| Type of | oppressor |
| Has types | disciplinarian, martinet, big brother, moralist |
authoritarian::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dictatorial, overbearing |
the timid child of authoritarian parents.
Examples of authoritarian
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Mr Karimov takes a ruthlessly authoritarian approach to all forms of opposition.
From the bbc.co.uk
After the election, he is likely to move slowly towards more authoritarian rule.
From the economist.com
I don't understand how the writer can view the Catholic Church as authoritarian.
From the kansas.com
Democracies care more for individual freedoms than authoritarian governments do.
From the thestate.com
The concern is when authoritarian schemes have roots within the state apparatus.
From the economist.com
Besides what the authoritarian media put on your dinner table, you know nothing.
From the economist.com
A Chinese national with an apparent preference for the heroic and authoritarian.
From the washingtonpost.com
But I find it fascinating that an authoritarian regime relies on polling at all.
From the dailyherald.com
Countries marked in dark colors are authoritarian, and most often dictatorships.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
- Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
- Expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
- (authoritarianism) dictatorship: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- Authoritarianism is a form of social organization characterized by submission to authority. It is opposed to individualism and democracy. ...
- An organization or state which enforces strong or oppressive measures against its population; One who prefers, or one who enforces, absolute obedience to an authority; A totalitarian; Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority; Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; ...
- (authoritarianism) A system of government in which leaders are not subjected to the test of free elections; monopoly of political power by an individual or small group.
- (Authoritarianism) a political system that denies popular participation in government
- (Authoritarianism) A belief that there should be status and power differences among people in organizations.
