authoritarian
adjective/ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriən/
/əˌθɔːrəˈteriən/
- believing that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair, and even if it means that they lose their personal freedom
- an authoritarian regime/government/state
- The school was very authoritarian and exam-orientated.
- Both my parents were authoritarian figures.
- Many have accused him of an authoritarian style of leadership.
- Policing policy has become discernibly more authoritarian.
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