n.
Pronunciation: o ̇ - ˌ thär- ə - ' ter- ē - ə n, ə -, - ˌ tho ̇ r-
Function: adjective
Date: 1879
1 : of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority <had authoritarian parents>
2 : of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people <an authoritarian regime>
– authoritarian noun
– au · thor · i · tar · i · an · ism \ - ē - ə - ˌ ni-z ə m \ noun