authoritarian

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

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