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authoritarian
[ uh-thawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, uh-thor- ]
adjective
- favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom:
authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes.
- of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.
- exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others:
an authoritarian parent.
noun
- a person who favors or acts according to authoritarian principles.
authoritarian
/ ɔːˌθɒɪˈɛəɪə /
adjective
- favouring, denoting, or characterized by strict obedience to authority
- favouring, denoting, or relating to government by a small elite with wide powers
- despotic; dictatorial; domineering
noun
- a person who favours or practises authoritarian policies
Derived Forms
- ˌٳǰˈٲԾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٳǰi·ٲi·· noun
- t··ٳǰi·ٲi· adjective
- anti··ٳǰi·ٲi·· noun
- ԴDza·ٳǰi·ٲi· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of authoritarian1
Example Sentences
Michael Sozan, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress, recently co-authored a lengthy report accusing Trump of “smashing constitutional and legal guardrails to build an authoritarian presidency.”
“This is just another scare tactic to get us to follow his authoritarian agenda — but it’s not going to work.”
But there remains some division within the party about whether they should spend their time hammering Trump and his accomplices on their authoritarian takeover or concentrate on the perennial "kitchen table issues."
Trump and Musk’s all-out assault on “diversity, equality and inclusion” in government and education are borne of the same regimented, authoritarian monoculture that ultimately weakens a robust multicultural society.
It should invite the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters without Borders to highlight the growing problem of press suppression from authoritarians across the planet.
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