authoritarian

adjective

  1. 1

    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

    an authoritarian regime

    autocratic government

  2. 2

    expecting unquestioning obedience

    the timid child of authoritarian parents

    insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter

noun

  1. 1

    a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

    my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime

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