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How to pronounce “authoritarian”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of authoritarian with real speech in context.
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without their governments, often authoritarian,
- Definition summary
- Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
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How to pronounce authoritarian
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without their governments, often authoritarian,
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A Deep Dive Into “authoritarian”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
- Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
- Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
- [Noun]
- One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
- One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
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