authoritarian
- Adjective. Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
- Adjective. Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
- Adjective. Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.
- Noun. An organization or state which enforces strong or oppressive measures against its population.
- Noun. One who prefers, or one who enforces, absolute obedience to an authority.
- Noun. A totalitarian.
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