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authoritarian
[ uh-thawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, uh-thor- ]
adjective
- favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom:
authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes.
- of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.
- exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others:
an authoritarian parent.
noun
- a person who favors or acts according to authoritarian principles.
authoritarian
/ ɔːˌθɒɪˈɛəɪə /
adjective
- favouring, denoting, or characterized by strict obedience to authority
- favouring, denoting, or relating to government by a small elite with wide powers
- despotic; dictatorial; domineering
noun
- a person who favours or practises authoritarian policies
Derived Forms
- ˌٳǰˈٲԾ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٳǰi·ٲi·· noun
- t··ٳǰi·ٲi· adjective
- anti··ٳǰi·ٲi·· noun
- ԴDza·ٳǰi·ٲi· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of authoritarian1
Example Sentences
As I say in my book, we have our own homegrown authoritarian tradition rising from this period and the establishment of racial apartheid in the South.
The trial has also stirred concerns that South Korea is seeing the resurgence of an authoritarian far right.
He thought that, if in power, they would turn South Korea into an authoritarian communist state and bankrupt the country.
There is also a huge audience in America which is desperate for an alternative to Trumpism and the larger right-wing and its authoritarian populism.
These people have an extreme, autocratic, authoritarian agenda and we are seeing it unfold in real time before our eyes.
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