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单词 authoritarianism
释义

authoritarian

adjective

au·​thor·​i·​tar·​i·​an ȯ-ˌthȯr-ə-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce authoritarian (audio)
ə-,
-ˌthär-
1
: of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
had authoritarian parents
2
: of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people
an authoritarian regime
authoritarian noun
authoritarianism
ȯ-ˌthȯr-ə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce authoritarian (audio)
ə-
-ˌthär-
noun

Synonyms

  • authoritative
  • autocratic
  • autocratical
  • bossy
  • despotic
  • dictatorial
  • domineering
  • imperious
  • masterful
  • overbearing
  • peremptory
  • tyrannical
  • tyrannic
  • tyrannous
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Example Sentences

grew up with an authoritarian older sister who thought she was queen of the world an authoritarian coach who runs football practice like it's boot camp
Recent Examples on the Web Axel Springer’s resolutely anti-communist founder — Axel C. Springer himself — placed his headquarters here on the dividing line between West and East Berlin six decades ago as a taunt to the authoritarian regime on the other side. Sarah Ellison, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Between the Taliban’s authoritarian regime and its inability to provide for Afghan citizens, the country will eventually see a mass exodus of refugees, according to Currie. Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 Moving the story and their relationships with each other forward, while also establishing a detailed universe of underground rebels fighting an authoritarian regime through intersecting timelines, is a tall order. Caroline Framke, Variety, 29 July 2022 But the assault has renewed focus on the issue as a fledgling women’s rights movement struggles to take root under Beijing’s authoritarian regime. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 23 June 2022 This fascinating sci-fi musical features an escaped miner and intersex runaway finding each other in a hacker collective set up in the hills of Burundi to battle the country's resource-stripping authoritarian regime. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022 By the same token, what if an authoritarian regime could peer into your blockchain soul? Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 26 May 2022 San Francisco firefighters who refused COVID vaccines brandished conspiracy theories and compared the city government to an authoritarian regime during their termination hearings. Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 May 2022 For example, some 300 Huawei surveillance cameras in enable repression in Myanmar’s authoritarian regime. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see authority

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

authoritarianism

noun

as in tyranny
a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power a critical period that saw a number of third-world countries abandon authoritarianism for democracy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tyranny
  • fascism
  • dictatorship
  • autocracy
  • totalitarianism
  • despotism
  • absolutism
  • totalism
  • autarchy
  • tsarism
  • monarchy
  • Communism
  • monarchism
  • czarism
  • Caesarism
  • tzarism
  • oppression
  • monocracy
  • domination
  • Nazism
  • Big Brotherism
  • Big Brother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • democracy
  • freedom
  • autonomy
  • self-governance
  • self-rule
  • sovereignty
  • self-government
  • sovranty
  • self-determination
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