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English Dictionary: authoritarian by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
authoritarian
adj
  1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
    Synonym(s): authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical
  2. expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
    Synonym(s): authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing
n
  1. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
    Synonym(s): authoritarian, dictator
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