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1. authoritarian
adjective. ['əˌθɔrəˈtɛriːən'] characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty.
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Rhymes with Authoritarian
- septuagenarian
- parliamentarian
- disciplinarian
- utilitarian
- totalitarian
- octogenarian
- nonsectarian
- humanitarian
- veterinarian
- proletarian
- majoritarian
- eskandarian
- egalitarian
- centenarian
- bagdasarian
- vegetarian
- unitarian
- skenderian
- seminarian
- libertarian
- lauretarian
- contrarian
- wagnerian
- sectarian
- planarian
- markarian
- librarian
- kasparian
- hungarian
- bulgarian
How do you pronounce authoritarian?
Pronounce authoritarian as əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən.
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Sentences with authoritarian
1. Adjective
This type of leader is sometimes referred to as an authoritarian leader.
Quotes about authoritarian
1. A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth. Authoritarian institutions and marketers have always known this fact.
- Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow
2. Parents who discipline their child by discussing the consequences of their actions produce children who have better moral development , compared to children whose parents use authoritarian methods and punishment.
- Simon Baron-Cohen, Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty
3. The working class had imposed upon them a sterile and authoritarian educational system which mirrored the ethos of the corporate workplace.
- Anthony M. Platt
3. authoritarian
noun. ['əˌθɔrəˈtɛriːən'] a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner.
