| ADJECTIVE | all | authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule |
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| all | authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing | expecting unquestioning obedience | |
| NOUN | person | authoritarian, dictator | a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner |
| Sounds | ahthao.rahteh'riyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. | |
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| Example | "an authoritarian regime" | |
| Synonyms | autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical | |
| Broader | undemocratic | not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals |
| Spanish | autocrático, autoritario, despótico, dictatorial, tiránico | |
| Catalan | dictatorial, tirànic | |
| Meaning | Expecting unquestioning obedience. | |
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| Example | "the timid child of authoritarian parents" | |
| Synonyms | dictatorial, overbearing | |
| Broader | domineering | tending to domineer |
| Spanish | autoritario, despótico, dictatorial | |
| Catalan | autoritari, despòtic, dictatorial | |
| Meaning | A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner. | |
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| Synonym | dictator | |
| Narrower | Big Brother | An authoritarian leader and invader of privacy |
| martinet, disciplinarian, moralist | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | |
| Broader | oppressor | A person of authority who subjects / subjects others to undue pressures |
| Spanish | autoritario, déspota, dictadora, dictador, tirano | |
| Catalan | autoritari, dèspota, dictador, tirà | |
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