authoritarian
adjective /ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/
/əˌθɔːr.ɪˈter.i-/ disapprovingDefinition
› demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish: an authoritarian regime/government/ruler His manner is extremely authoritarian.Systems of governmentPowerful people and dictators authoritarian noun [C] › an authoritarian person: My father was a real authoritarian so we were brought up very strictly.Severe authoritarianism /-ə.nɪ.zəm/ noun [U] Systems of government
(Definition of authoritarian adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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