authoritarian

Words with a similar base: authoritarian

'authoritarian'

[authoritarian.n.01] as in: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

Examples:
my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime

'authoritarian'

[authoritarian.s.01] as in: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

Examples:
an authoritarian regime
autocratic government
despotic rulers
a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
a tyrannical government

'authoritarian'

[authoritarian.s.02] as in: expecting unquestioning obedience

Examples:
the timid child of authoritarian parents
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter

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