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authoritarian
01
(of a person or system) enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of individual freedom
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most authoritarian
Comparative
more authoritarian
gradable
Examples
The authoritarian regime tightly controls the media and suppresses dissenting voices.
02
showing little concern for others' wishes or opinions
Examples
His authoritarian manner at team meetings made coworkers reluctant to speak up.
Authoritarian
01
a domineering individual who imposes strict control, disregards others' autonomy, and demands unquestioning obedience
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
authoritarians
Examples
The manager acted like an authoritarian, silencing dissent and micromanaging every task.
Lexical Tree
antiauthoritarian
authoritarian
