
adj.
- Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: an authoritarian regime.
- Of, relating to, or expecting unquestioning obedience. See synonyms at dictatorial.
authoritarianism au·thor'i·tar'i·an·ism n.
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
authoritarian, authoritative |
The West was happy to bolster authoritarian governments that were not controlled by the Soviet Union to prevent them from turning communist—Foreign Affairs Magazine, 2004
(authoritative) He was cool, authoritative, and well spoken
a very authoritative article which looks at whether the Queen or the Governor General is Australia's head of State—J. Ray, 2003.
| author, authentic, genuine, aural, oral | |
| automaton, automobile, auxiliary verbs |
Barron's Business Dictionary:
authoritarian |
| Authentication, Autarky, Auditor | |
| Authoritarian Society, Authority, Authorized Shares or Authorized Stock |
Roget's Thesaurus:
authoritarian |
adjective
noun
Antonyms by Answers.com:
authoritarian |
Definition: domineering
Antonyms: democratic, liberal
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - autoritær, tyrannisk, despotisk
n. - autoritær person
Nederlands (Dutch)
autoritair, dominant, voorstander van autoritaire regering/ opvoeding
Français (French)
adj. - autoritaire
n. - partisan de l'autorité
Deutsch (German)
adj. - autoritär, unbedingten Gehorsam fordernd
n. - autoritäre Person
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυταρχικός, δεσποτικός, απολυταρχικός
n. - αυταρχικό, δεσποτικό άτομο
Italiano (Italian)
autoritario
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - autoritário
n. - autoritário (m)
Русский (Russian)
авторитарный, деспотический
Español (Spanish)
adj. - autoritario
n. - autoritario, persona autoritaria
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - auktoritär, diktatorisk
n. - auktoritär person
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
权力主义的, 主张服从权力的, 独裁主义的, 权力主义者, 独裁主义者
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 權力主義的, 主張服從權力的, 獨裁主義的
n. - 權力主義者, 獨裁主義者
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 권위주의의
n. - 권위주의자
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 権威主義者
adj. - 権威主義の, 独裁主義の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) نظام فاشستي : خضوع الفرد خضوعا كاملا لمصلحه نظام أو دوله (الاسم) تصرف فاشستي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - רודני, סמכותי
n. - אדם הדוגל בציות לרודנות
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