authoritarian
authoritarian
(ɔːθɒrɪteəriən , US -θɔːr- )Word forms: plural authoritarians
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
[disapproval]Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
An authoritarian is someone who is authoritarian.
Don became the overly strict authoritarian he felt his brother needed.
