adj.
- Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: an authoritarian regime.
- Of, relating to, or expecting unquestioning obedience. See synonyms at dictatorial.
authoritarianism author'itar'ianism n.
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authoritarian
Quick Definition: subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father
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Authoritarian
Dictatorial and domineering. Authoritarian managers value employees' unquestioned obedience. See also Theory X.
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authoritarian
adjective
- Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority: autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, totalitarian, tyrannic, tyrannical. See over/under.
- Tending to dictate: bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory. See over/under.
noun
- One who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authority: autocrat, despot, dictator, martinet, totalitarian, tyrant. See over/under.
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authoritarian
adj
adj
Definition: domineering
Antonyms: democratic, liberal
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The noun authoritarian has one meaning:
Meaning #1: a person behaves in an tyrannical manner
Synonym: dictator
The adjective authoritarian has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical
Meaning #2: likened to a dictator in severity
Synonym: dictatorial
Meaning #3: expecting unquestioning obedience
Synonyms: dictatorial, overbearing
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Translations for: Authoritarian
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - autoritr, tyrannisk, despotisk
n. - autoritr person
Nederlands (Dutch)
autoritair, dominant, voorstander van autoritaire regering/ opvoeding
Franais (French)
adj. - autoritaire
n. - partisan de l'autorit
Deutsch (German)
adj. - autoritr, unbedingten Gehorsam fordernd
n. - autoritre Person
ή (Greek)
adj. - ό, ό, ό
n. - ό, ό ά
Italiano (Italian)
autoritario
Portugus (Portuguese)
adj. - autoritrio
n. - autoritrio (m)
Русский (Russian)
авторитарный, деспотический
Espaol (Spanish)
adj. - autoritario
n. - autoritario, persona autoritaria
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - auktoritr, diktatorisk
n. - auktoritr person
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
权力主义的, 主张服从权力的, 独裁主义的, 权力主义者, 独裁主义者
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 權力主義的, 主張服從權力的, 獨裁主義的
n. - 權力主義者, 獨裁主義者
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 권위주의의
n. - 권위주의자
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 権威主義者
adj. - 権威主義の, 独裁主義の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) نظام فاشستي : خضوع الفرد خضوعا كاملا لمصلحه نظام أو دوله (الاسم) تصرف فاشستي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - רודני, סמכותי
n. - אדם הדוגל בציות לרודנות
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| fascist | dictatorial |
| domineering | strict |
| stern | semi-authoritarian |
| Authoritarian Society (business term) | Dollfuss, Engelbert (Austrian politician) |
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