authoritarian
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
Other meanings
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
“The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.”
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
Synonyms
- dictatorial
Related words
- authoritarianist
- counterauthoritarian
- nonauthoritarian
- antiauthoritarian
- authoritarianism
- authoritarian democracy
- authoritarianity
- authoritarianly
- authoritarianness
- anti-authoritarian
- counter-authoritarian
- post-authoritarian
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “authoritarian” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.