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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