authoritarian

About 4.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.

   the authoritarian personality

2. adjective Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.

   The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.

3. adjective Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
4. noun One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.

   The dictator was an authoritarian.

5. noun One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.

Similar words

autocratic dictator dictatorial despotic tyrannical domineering overbearing undemocratic unpermissive totalitarian

Often followed by

regimes and rule regime personality state government or governments

Word family

authoritarianism authoritarianisms authoritarians