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authoritarian
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adjective
(= autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical)
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
an authoritarian regime
autocratic government
despotic rulers
a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
a tyrannical government
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adjective
(= overbearing)
expecting unquestioning obedience
the timid child of authoritarian parents
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
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noun
(= dictator)
a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
system
Noun
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A group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.