authoritarian

  • (s) 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
    tyrannic, autocratic, tyrannical, despotic, dictatorial,
  • (s) expecting unquestioning obedience
    • the timid child of authoritarian parents
    • insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
    overbearing, dictatorial,

Nouns

  • (n) a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
    • my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
    dictator,

Synonyms

dictator tyrannic autocratic tyrannical despotic dictatorial overbearing

Words of close approximity

authoritarianism authoritarian regime authoritarian state