Authoritarian 601 Words You Need to Know

Authoritarian 601 Words You Need to Know

/ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/ (adj & noun)

Definition

demanding absolute obedience and not allowing any legitimate freedom, favoring strict and unfair rules and established authority, totalitarian, despotic, dogmatic, autocratic, tyrannical, dictatorial, doctrinaire, authoritative, illiberal, oppressive, draconian – a person or ruler who is authoritarian

Example

Hitler was a pan-Germanic nationalist whose ideology was built around a philosophically authoritarian, anti-Marxist, antisemitic and anti-democratic worldview. Such views of the world in the wake of the fledgling Weimar government were not uncommon in Germany since democratic/parliamentary governance seemed ineffectual to solve Germany’s problems.

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Antonyms

liberal, democratic

Parts of speech

Noun: authoritarianism

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