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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner;
- Example: "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
[syn: authoritarian, dictator]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty;
- Example: "an authoritarian regime"
- Example: "autocratic government"
- Example: "despotic rulers"
- Example: "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"
- Example: "a tyrannical government"
[syn: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical]

2. expecting unquestioning obedience;
- Example: "the timid child of authoritarian parents"
- Example: "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
[syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

authoritarian \authoritarian\ adj. 1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; -- of governments or rulers; as, an authoritarian regime Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical [WordNet 1.5] 2. 1 expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" Syn: dictatorial, overbearing [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

authoritarian \authoritarian\ n. 1. 1 behaves like a tyrant. Syn: dictator [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

authoritarian adj 1: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical] 2: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing] n 1: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

158 Moby Thesaurus words for "authoritarian": Spartan, Spartanic, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic, arrogant, ascendant, astringent, austere, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, autonomous, bigot, bigoted, borne, bossy, bureaucratic, civic, civil, closed, clothed with authority, commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, constitutional, constricted, controlling, cramped, creedbound, deaf, deaf to reason, demanding, democratic, despotic, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, dominant, domineering, dour, duly constituted, eminent, empowered, ex officio, exacting, exigent, fanatical, fascist, fascistic, federal, federalist, federalistic, feudal, governing, governmental, great, grim, grinding, gubernatorial, harsh, heavy-handed, hegemonic, hegemonistic, heteronomous, hidebound, high-handed, illiberal, imperative, imperial, imperious, important, influential, insular, leading, little, little-minded, lordly, magisterial, magistral, masterful, matriarchal, matriarchic, mean, mean-minded, mean-spirited, meticulous, mighty, momentous, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, narrow, narrow-hearted, narrow-minded, narrow-souled, narrow-spirited, nearsighted, official, oligarchal, oligarchic, oppressive, overbearing, overruling, parliamentarian, parliamentary, parochial, patriarchal, patriarchic, peremptory, petty, pluralistic, political, potent, powerful, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, provincial, puissant, purblind, ranking, repressive, republican, rugged, ruling, self-governing, senior, severe, shortsighted, small, small-minded, stern, straitlaced, strict, stringent, stuffy, substantial, superior, suppressive, supreme, theocratic, total, totalitarian, tough, tyrannical, tyrannous, uncatholic, uncharitable, ungenerous, unliberal, unsparing, unyielding, weighty