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- Dictionaryau·thor·i·tar·i·an/əˌTHôrəˈterēən/
adjective
- 1. favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom: "the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime"
noun
- 1. an authoritarian person.
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noun [ C ] disapproving uk / ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən / us / əˌθɔːr.əˈter.i.ən /. someone who demands that people obey completely and refuses to allow them freedom to act as they wish: My father was a real authoritarian so we were brought up very strictly.
Authoritarian definition: favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom. See examples of AUTHORITARIAN used in a sentence.
The meaning of AUTHORITARIAN is of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority. How to use authoritarian in a sentence.
May 20, 2024 · Authoritarian regimes are systems of government that have no established mechanism for the transfer of executive power and do not afford their citizens civil liberties or political rights. Power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or a small elite, whose decisions are taken without regard for the will of the people.
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. “an authoritarian regime” synonyms: autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical. undemocratic. not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals. adjective. expecting unquestioning obedience.
the belief that people must obey completely and not be allowed freedom to act as they wish: The party supports authoritarianism over democracy. Some people fear the country is sliding towards authoritarianism. See. authoritarian. Fewer examples. His government has been accused of corruption and authoritarianism.
If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves. They were living under an authoritarian regime.
believing that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair, and even if it means that they lose their personal freedom. an authoritarian regime/government/state. The school was very authoritarian and exam-orientated. Father was an authoritarian figure.
AUTHORITARIAN meaning: expecting or requiring people to obey rules or laws not allowing personal freedom
1. of, favoring, or requiring complete obedience to authority: an authoritarian military code. 2. pertaining to or being a government in which authority is centered in one person or in a small group not constitutionally accountable to the people. 3. exercising control over the will of others: an authoritarian parent.
