authoritarian
adjective
disapprovinguk/ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/us/əˌθɔːr.əˈter.i.ən/demandingthatpeopleobeycompletelyandrefusingtoallowthemfreedomtoactas theywish:
独裁的；专制的an authoritarianregime/government/ruler独裁政权／政府／统治者
Hismannerisextremelyauthoritarian.他的作风极其专断。
strict
- strictHer parents were very strict.
- firmI was always very firm with my children.
- take a hard line onThe school takes a hard line on bullying.
- authoritarianThe country was under the rule of an authoritarian leader.
- stringentStringent safety regulations were introduced after the accident.
- Hermanagementstyleis too authoritarian.
- The country's authoritarianregimemaintainstightcontrolover themedia.
- He was the country's firstdemocraticallychosenleaderafter fourdecadesof authoritarianrule.
Systems of government
- a reign of terroridiom
- absolutism
- ancien régime
- anti-apartheid
- anti-communism
- anti-federalist
- democratization
- democratize
- despotic
- despotically
- despotism
- martial law
- matriarchal
- matriarchy
- meritocracy
- meritocratic
- pre-fascist
- regime
- reign
- republican
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authoritarian
noun[C]
disapprovinguk/ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/us/əˌθɔːr.əˈter.i.ən/someone whodemandsthatpeopleobeycompletelyandrefusestoallowthemfreedomtoactas theywish:
Myfatherwas arealauthoritarian so we werebroughtup verystrictly.我父亲非常专制，所以我们从小受的教育很严格。
Authoritariansdemandrigidadherencetorulesand anuncriticalacceptanceofauthority.
- Hiscriticsattackedhim as an authoritarian, andindeedhe has abullyingstreak.
- In the past,presidentswithclosetiesto themilitarywere authoritarians who usedtroopstoquashdissent.
- Hisstatementmanagedtopleaseauthoritarians while being just aboutreassuringenough tocivillibertarians.
Severe
- austere
- austerely
- be heavy onsomeoneidiom
- brutally
- disciplinarian
- flaming
- harsh
- iron
- nonsense
- not stand any nonsenseidiom
- pitiless
- rigorously
- rigour
- sharp
- sharpness
- stern
- sternly
- sternness
- stiffly
- strict