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AUTHORITARIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
Example:
my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
Synonyms:
authoritarian; dictator
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("authoritarian" is a kind of...):
oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "authoritarian"):
Big Brother (a totalitarian leader and invader of privacy)
disciplinarian; martinet; moralist (someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Example:
a tyrannical government
Synonyms:
authoritarian; autocratic; despotic; dictatorial; tyrannic; tyrannical
Classified under:
Similar:
undemocratic (not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Expecting unquestioning obedience
Example:
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
Synonyms:
authoritarian; dictatorial; overbearing
Classified under:
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
