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Dictionary.com
Main Entry: authoritarian
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: domineering
Synonyms: absolute, authoritative, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, disciplinarian, doctrinaire, dogmatic, harsh, imperious, magisterial, rigid, severe, strict, totalitarian, tyrannical, unyielding
Notes: authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect
Antonyms: democratic, liberal
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus
authoritarian
1
adj absolute, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, disciplinarian, doctrinaire, dogmatic, domineering, harsh, imperious, rigid, severe, strict, tyrannical, unyielding
2
n absolutist, autocrat, despot, dictator, disciplinarian, tyrant
Antonyms
, adj broad-minded, democratic, flexible, indulgent, lenient, liberal, permissive, tolerant
Vocabulary.com
authoritarian
noun, adjective
Definition: (n.) 1. a ruler with absolute sovereignty; 2. someone who acts in a tyrannical manner; 3. someone who believes in an authoritarian political system; (adj.) 1. requiring strict obedience to authority
Synonyms: (n.) dictator, tyrant, autocrat, totalitarian, disciplinarian; (adj.) tyrannical, dictatorial, repressive, imperious, autocratic
Antonyms: (n.) democrat, (adj.) democratic, submissive, permissive
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