authoritarian
English Thesaurus
1. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner (noun.person)
hypernym | : | oppressor, |
definition | : | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | big brother, |
definition | : | an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | disciplinarian, martinet, moralist, |
definition | : | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms (noun.person) |
2. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty (adj.all)
similar | : | undemocratic, |
definition | : | not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals (adj.all) |
3. expecting unquestioning obedience (adj.all)
similar | : | domineering, |
definition | : | tending to domineer (adj.all) |
4. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner (noun.person)
5. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty (adj.all)
derivation | : | absolutism, despotism, tyranny, |
definition | : | dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state) |
6. expecting unquestioning obedience (adj.all)
derivation | : | domineeringness, imperiousness, overbearingness, |
definition | : | the trait of being imperious and overbearing (noun.attribute) |
7. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner (noun.person)
8. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty (adj.all)
derivation | : | absolutism, despotism, tyranny, |
definition | : | dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state) |
9. expecting unquestioning obedience (adj.all)
derivation | : | domineeringness, imperiousness, overbearingness, |
definition | : | the trait of being imperious and overbearing (noun.attribute) |
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