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Totalitarian (adjective)
Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially and politically.
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Totalitarian (noun)
An advocate of totalitarianism.
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Authoritarian (adjective)
Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
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Authoritarian (adjective)
Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
“The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.”
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Authoritarian (adjective)
Tending to impose one’s demands upon others as if one were an authority.
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Authoritarian (noun)
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
“The dictator was an authoritarian.”
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Authoritarian (noun)
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
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Authoritarian (adjective)
favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom
“the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime”
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Authoritarian (adjective)
showing a lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others; dictatorial
“he had an authoritarian and at times belligerent manner”
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Authoritarian (noun)
an authoritarian person.