Authoritarian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom: authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes.
  2. of or relating 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.
noun
  1. a person who favors or acts according to authoritarian principles.
adjective
  1. favouring, denoting, or characterized by strict obedience to authority
  2. favouring, denoting, or relating to government by a small elite with wide powers
  3. despotic; dictatorial; domineering
noun
  1. a person who favours or practises authoritarian policies
Authoritarian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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