AUTHORITARIAN


Meaning of AUTHORITARIAN in English

I. ȯˌthärəˈterēən, əˌth-, -ˌthȯr-, -ˈta(a)r -ˈtār- sometimes |ȯthərə|t- adjective

Etymology: authority + -arian (as in humanitarian )

1. : of, relating to, or favoring a principle of often blind submission to authority as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action

a strict authoritarian hierarchy in which every man has his place, every class a defined function, a set of commands issuing from above, a group of subordinates below to be ordered ruthlessly about — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude

2. : of, relating to, or favoring a political system that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small autocratic elite not constitutionally responsible to the body of the people — opposed to democratic

an authoritarian regime

II. noun

( -s )

: one who advocates, supports, or furthers authoritarian principles and practices

uncompromising authoritarians, contemptuous of the individual — B.R.Redman

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