authoritarian
Collocations
5(adj.)
VERBS
be | become
ADV
highly, very | increasingly | rather
Definitions
adj
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
the authoritarian personality
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.
Una rivoluzione è certamente la cosa più autoritaria che ci sia: è l'atto per il quale una parte della popolazione impone la sua volontà all'altra parte per mezzo di fucili, baionette e cannoni; mezzi autoritari, se ce ne sono; e il partito vittorioso, se non vuole aver combattuto invano, deve continuare questo dominio col terrore che le sue armi inspirano ai reazionari.
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
noun
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
The dictator was an authoritarian.
Trump may be a Schmittian by instinct and aspiration, but he’s a fair-weather Schmittian only. A true authoritarian, confronted by limits on his power, might have ripped through them in service of establishing his authority.
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
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Synonyms
noun — a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
adjective — characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
- autocratic
- dictatorial
- despotic
- tyrannic
- tyrannical
adjective — expecting unquestioning obedience
- dictatorial
- overbearing
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6the authoritarian personality
WiktionaryThe authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.
WiktionaryUna rivoluzione è certamente la cosa più autoritaria che ci sia: è l'atto per il quale una parte della popolazione impone la sua volontà all'altra parte per mezzo di fucili, baionette e cannoni; mezzi
WiktionaryThe dictator was an authoritarian.
WiktionaryTrump may be a Schmittian by instinct and aspiration, but he’s a fair-weather Schmittian only. A true authoritarian, confronted by limits on his power, might have ripped through them in service of est
WiktionaryWhile his two predecessors had been authoritarians – they knew what they thought on the most contentious matters within Catholicism and imposed that view on the church regardless of dissenters – Franc
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