Authoritarian - Definition

adj 1: 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" [syn: authoritarian,
autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic,
tyrannical]
2: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of
authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior
toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial,
overbearing]
n 1: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a
dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn:
authoritarian, dictator]