authoritarian

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. au·thori·tar·ian [authoritarian authoritarians] BrE [ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriən] NAmE [əˌθɔːrəˈteriən] NAmE [əˌθɑːrəˈteriən] adjective
believing that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair, and even if it means that they lose their personal freedom
•an authoritarian regime/government/state
•The school was very authoritarian and exam-orientated.
•Father was an authoritarian figure.
Derived Word: ↑authoritarianism

Thesaurus:
authoritarian adj.
•an authoritarian style of leadership
authoritative • |disapproving autocratic • • overbearing • • dictatorial • • repressive • • oppressive • • undemocratic • • tyrannical • • bossy •
a/an authoritarian/authoritative/autocratic/overbearing/dictatorial manner
a/an authoritarian/authoritative/bossy attitude
a/an authoritarian/autocratic/dictatorial/repressive/oppressive/undemocratic/tyrannical regime
Authoritarian, authoritative or autocratic? Autocratic always shows disapproval; authoritative often shows approval that sb is in control; authoritarian is usually simply a descriptive term, showing neither approval nor disapproval.

Example Bank:
•Many have accused him of an authoritarian style of leadership.
•Policing policy has become discernibly more authoritarian.
 
▪ II. au·thori·tar·ian noun
•Father was a strict authoritarian.
Main entry: ↑authoritarian_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dictatorial, overbearing, autocratic, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical, dictator