authoritarian
Noun
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A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner (synset 109843537)
"my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"hypernym: oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressureshyponym:
- big brother - a totalitarian leader and invader of privacy
- disciplinarian, martinet, moralist - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
synonym: dictator
Adjective
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Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule;
Having absolute sovereignty (synset 300721128)"an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"similar: undemocratic - not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals -
Expecting unquestioning obedience (synset 300790912)
"the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"similar: domineering - tending to domineersynonym: dictatorial, overbearing
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