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comparative more authoritarian, superlative most authoritarian
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties. examples
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical. quotations examples
It may be that precisely due to its weak nature, an authoritarian dictatorship needs rampant violence and lies to maintain its rule.
2020 March 14, “What Did the Sudden Fall of the Berlin Wall Tell Us?”, in Minghui
Wang Yi blatantly intimidates the world at the UNGA. He is a cheat and bully on the global stage in fundamental violation of the facts. Democratic countries should clearly recognize and unify against the challenge of authoritarian intervention. The Republic of China is a sovereign state. Taiwan has never been part of the People's Republic of China in historical fact, international law, or reality.
2022, “September 25, 2022”, in Mainland Affairs Council, archived from the original on 04 March 2023, Chronology
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority. examples
plural authoritarians
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority. quotations examples
Trump may be a Schmittian by instinct and aspiration, but he’s a fair-weather Schmittian only. A true authoritarian, confronted by limits on his power, might have ripped through them in service of establishing his authority.
2020 April 14, Quinta Jurecic, Benjamin Wittes, “Being an Actual Authoritarian Is Too Much Work for Trump”, in The Atlantic
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority. examples