| Definitions | | authoritarian |
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noun
- an organization or state which enforces strong or oppressive measures against its population
- one who prefers, or one who enforces, absolute obedience to an authority
- Michael was an authoritarian.
- a totalitarian
adjective
- of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority
- characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial
- The government was demanding stricter laws against low-wage peasants.
Translations: - German: autorití¤r
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Etymology: authority + -tarian
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