authoritarian
adjective
[ ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛːrɪən ]
• favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
• "the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime"
Similar:
autocratic,
dictatorial,
totalitarian,
despotic,
tyrannical,
autarchic,
draconian,
absolute,
arbitrary,
oppressive,
repressive,
illiberal,
undemocratic,
anti-democratic,
disciplinarian,
domineering,
doctrinaire,
dogmatic,
overweening,
overbearing,
high-handed,
bossy,
peremptory,
imperious,
harsh,
strict,
severe,
rigid,
inflexible,
unyielding,
authoritarian
noun
• an authoritarian person.
