Definitions for authoritarian
əˌθɔr ɪˈtɛər i ən, əˌθɒr-au·thor·i·tar·i·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. authoritarian, dictatoradjective

   a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

   "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"

2. authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannicaladjective

   characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

   "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"

3. authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearingadjective

   expecting unquestioning obedience

   "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. authoritariannoun

   One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.

   The dictator was an authoritarian.

2. authoritariannoun

   One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.

3. authoritariannoun

   An organization or state which enforces strong or oppressive measures against its population.

4. authoritarianadjective

   Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.

5. authoritarianadjective

   Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.

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

6. authoritarianadjective

   Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.

7. Etymology: Circa 1880

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1. authoritarian

   Authoritarian refers to a system of government or leadership style characterized by a concentration of power in a leader or small elite group, who exert control over the population and demand unquestioning obedience. In an authoritarian system, individual freedoms are often curtailed and open dissent or political opposition is usually suppressed or not allowed.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of authoritarian in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of authoritarian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of authoritarian in a Sentence

1. Joseph Wu:

   Taiwan happens to be on the frontline of China's expansion of its authoritarian order, and if Taiwan is taken by China, I think the consequences will be global.

2. Alex Capri:

   Irreconcilable differences regarding values and growing frictions with China's mercantilist and authoritarian model will continue to drive polarization and competition.

3. Manjusha Kulkarni:

   We understand that other nation-states are competitors to the United States, and a number of them do have authoritarian regimes, but the ways in which we talk about the people and the ways in which blame is assigned somehow looks different for communities of color than it does for, say, the Russian government or the German government.

4. Toomas Hendrik Ilves:

   It’s asymmetrical because they can do things to democracies that democracies can’t do back to an authoritarian government.

5. Evan Greer:

   Facial recognition is one of the most authoritarian and invasive forms of surveillance ever created, and its spreading like an epidemic. ... We need to ban this technology outright, treat it like biological or nuclear weapons, and prevent it from proliferating before its too late.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=authoritarian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Authoritarian
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=authoritarian