“my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime”
adjective
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
“an authoritarian regime”
adjective
expecting unquestioning obedience
“the timid child of authoritarian parents”
Word Forms
dictate
verb
issue commands or orders for
autocrat
noun
a cruel and oppressive dictator
dictator
noun
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
despot
noun
a cruel and oppressive dictator
tyranny
noun
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
overbearingness
noun
the trait of being imperious and overbearing
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
autoritär
eine Person, die sich tyrannisch verhält
🇫🇷French
autoritaire
une personne qui se comporte de manière tyrannique
🇪🇸Spanish
autoritario
una persona que se comporta de manera tiránica
🇮🇹Italian
autoritario
una persona che si comporta in modo tirannico
🇳🇱Dutch
autoritair
iemand die zich tiranniek gedraagt
🇵🇹Portuguese
autoritário
uma pessoa que se comporta de maneira tirânica
🇷🇺Russian
авторитарный
человек, который ведет себя тиранически
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सत्तावादी
एक व्यक्ति जो अत्याचारी ढंग से व्यवहार करता है
🇧🇩Bengali
কর্তৃত্ববাদী
একজন ব্যক্তি যে অত্যাচারী আচরণ করে
🇮🇳Tamil
சர்வாதிகாரம்
கொடுங்கோல் முறையில் நடந்து கொள்ளும் நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిరంకుశ
నిరంకుశ పద్ధతిలో ప్రవర్తించే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
हुकूमशाही
अत्याचारी रीतीने वागणारी व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
સરમુખત્યારશાહી
એક વ્યક્તિ જે જુલમી રીતે વર્તે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಕಾರಿ
ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വേച്ഛാധിപത്യം
സ്വേച്ഛാധിപത്യപരമായി പെരുമാറുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਾਨਾਸ਼ਾਹੀ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਜ਼ਾਲਮ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
آمرانہ
ایک شخص جو ظالمانہ انداز میں برتاؤ کرتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
专制的
行为专横的人
🇯🇵Japanese
権威主義的な
横暴な態度をとる人
🇰🇷Korean
권위주의적인
폭군적인 태도로 행동하는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
độc tài
một người cư xử một cách chuyên chế
🇹🇭Thai
เผด็จการ
บุคคลที่ประพฤติตนในลักษณะเผด็จการ
🇮🇩Indonesian
otoriter
seseorang yang berperilaku tirani
🇵🇭Filipino
awtoritaryan
isang taong kumikilos sa isang malupit na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
autoritarian
seorang yang berkelakuan zalim
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استبدادي
الشخص الذي يتصرف بطريقة استبدادية
🇮🇷Persian
اقتدارگرا
فردی که رفتار مستبدانه دارد
🇹🇷Turkish
otoriter
Zalimce davranan kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
סַמְכוּתִי
אדם שמתנהג בצורה עריצה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'authoritarian'?
The primary meaning of 'authoritarian' is 'a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'authoritarian' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'authoritarian' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'authoritarian' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'authoritarian' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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