authoritarian

1. A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner (synset 109843537)
   "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
   is a type of: oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
   subtypes:

   • big brother - a totalitarian leader and invader of privacy
   • disciplinarian, martinet, moralist - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
   same as: dictator

1. 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 to: undemocratic - not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals
   same as: autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical
2. Expecting unquestioning obedience (synset 300790912)
   "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
   similar to: domineering - tending to domineer
   same as: dictatorial, overbearing

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