AUTHORITARIAN


Meaning of AUTHORITARIAN in English

— authoritarianism , n.

/euh thawr'i tair"ee euhn, euh thor'-/ , adj.

1. favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom: authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes.

2. of or pertaining to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.

3. exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others: an authoritarian parent.

n.

4. a person who favors or acts according to authoritarian principles.

[ 1875-80; AUTHORIT(Y) + -ARIAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .