Found 2 items, similar to authoritarian.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: authoritarian
authoritarian
adj 1: 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” [syn:
autocratic,
dictatorial,
despotic,
tyrannical]
2: likened to a dictator in severity [syn:
dictatorial]
3: expecting unquestioning obedience;
“he was imperious and
dictatorial”;
“the timid child of authoritarian parents”;
“insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
[syn:
dictatorial,
overbearing]
authoritarian
n : a person behaves in an tyrannical manner;
“my boss is a
dictator who makes everyone work overtime” [syn:
dictator]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: authoritarian
authoritarian
\authoritarian\ adj.
1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule;
having absolute sovereignty; -- of governments or rulers;
as, an authoritarian regime
Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical
[WordNet 1.5]
2. 1 expecting unquestioning obedience:
“he was imperious and
dictatorial”;
“the timid child of authoritarian parents”;
“insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
Syn: dictatorial, overbearing
[WordNet 1.5]
authoritarian
\authoritarian\ n.
1. 1 behaves like a tyrant.
Syn: dictator
[WordNet 1.5]