Authoritarian Definition

ə-thôrĭ-târē-ən, ə-thŏr-, ô-
authoritarians
adjective
Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom.
An authoritarian regime.
American Heritage
Believing in, relating to, characterized by, or enforcing unquestioning obedience to authority, as that of a dictator, rather than individual freedom of judgment and action.
Webster's New World
Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner.
American Heritage

Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.

Wiktionary

Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.

The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.
Wiktionary
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noun
authoritarians
A person who advocates, practices, or enforces such obedience.
Webster's New World

One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.

The dictator was an authoritarian.
Wiktionary

One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Authoritarian

Noun

Singular:
authoritarian
Plural:
authoritarians

Origin of Authoritarian

  • Circa 1880 authority +‎ -arian

    From Wiktionary

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