authoritarian
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˌɔːθəˈrɪtɛriən/
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autoritario
- Many citizens feared the return of an authoritarian regime that would limit their rights.
- authoritarian regimes
- authoritarian rule
- authoritarian and democratic
We are in a full on authoritarian government.
- We are in a full on authoritarian government.
- These are plays out of the authoritarian playbook.
- And this seems like there's a general trend of more authoritarian, you know, policies there.
- It has really shed its authoritarian past.
- And China all these years later is more authoritarian than ever.
- We're talking about a Chinese style authoritarian system versus the system we have in the West, right?
- Secondly, your definition of parenting is authoritarian.
- I think they're too scared to get tough on crime in case they're labeled racist or they're labeled authoritarian.
- I see it like it's, it's authoritarian or sort of libertarian.
- Now RFK junior maybe has a slightly anti authoritarian, anti government bent as it is.
- And and so I was always a little bit, I guess, anti authoritarian as a child.
- These are left wing authoritarian fascists.
- And then you sort of put people living under authoritarian governments as like more than all of them.
Examples
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On the other end of the political spectrum, there is an authoritarian populism.
Academic text (1990) -
Gray cannot consistently argue that an authoritarian regime knows what is best for all its subjects.
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Chinese leaders, operating in an authoritarian political culture, follow the opposite rule.
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Every other state is either a failed state with constant civil wars or authoritarian rule.
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Lisa has a very difficult time with authoritarian figures.
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Schools, by their very structure, are preparing kids for some sort of authoritarian lifestyle.
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I mean, it may evolve and change, but it's been a very authoritarian, very destructive group for many years.
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Chile and Argentina recognized such a danger in their transitions from authoritarian to democratic rule.
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The Church's social visibility and ability to effect change were heightened by the authoritarian conditions within society.
Academic text (1990) -
Shaka's rule was centralized and authoritarian, but the local chiefs did retain some autonomous power.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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8.9
Relating to a government that controls all parts of public and private life
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6.3
Using harsh, unfair power to control people and limit their freedom
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5.8
Being proud and trying to control other people
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7.9
Using power to treat people cruelly and unfairly
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7.7
Having complete control and expecting people to obey without question
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8.0
A leader who has complete power and does not allow others to disagree
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7.4
Trying to control other people and not listening to their ideas
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8.4
A ruler who uses cruel and total power over people
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7.6
A leader who uses very strict rules to control people
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8.4
Thinking leaders should limit people's freedom for their good
Helps make people follow rules or orders
Strict and not willing to allow exceptions
Having very strong, unfair power that controls or hurts people
Supporting total power for one person or group without limits
Favoring strong government control of the economy and society
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.4
A government where one leader or a small group holds power and limits people's freedoms
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7.6
A country ruled by leaders who tightly control people's lives and freedoms
How Authoritarian
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Authoritarian comes from authority, which goes back to the Latin auctor meaning 'leader' or 'originator'. Because authority is the power to give orders, authoritarian describes a style or system that demands strict obedience and leaves little personal freedom.