Authoritarian Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

authoritarian

/əˌθorəˈterijən/

adjective

/əˌθorəˈterijən/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of AUTHORITARIAN

[more authoritarian; most authoritarian]

:

expecting or requiring people to obey rules or laws

:

not allowing personal freedom

• They had authoritarian parents.
• an authoritarian government/regime

— authoritarian

noun,

plural

authoritarians

[count]

• His father was an authoritarian.

— authoritarianism

/əˌθorəˈterijəˌnɪzəm/

noun

[noncount]

• Students protested against the government's authoritarianism.