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#1 authoritarian s. [autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical] 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". wn
#2 authoritarian n. [dictator] a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime". wn
#3 authoritarian s. [dictatorial, overbearing] expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter". wn
#2 authoritarian n. [dictator] a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime". wn
#3 authoritarian s. [dictatorial, overbearing] expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter". wn
