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.
Totalitarian (noun)
An advocate of totalitarianism.
Authoritarian (adjective)
Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
Authoritarian (adjective)
Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
“The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.”
Authoritarian (adjective)
Tending to impose one’s demands upon others as if one were an authority.
Authoritarian (noun)
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
“The dictator was an authoritarian.”
Authoritarian (noun)
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
Authoritarian (adjective)
favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom
“the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime”
Authoritarian (adjective)
showing a lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others; dictatorial
“he had an authoritarian and at times belligerent manner”
Authoritarian (noun)
an authoritarian person.