authoritarian
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++au·thor·i·tar·i·an /ɔːˌθɒrəˈteəriən◂ $ ɒːˌθɑːrəˈter-, əˌθɔː-/ ●○○ adjective STRICTstrictly forcing people to obey a set of rules or laws, especially ones that are wrong or unfair 独裁的，专制的 an authoritarian government 独裁政府 Critics claim his management has become too authoritarian. 批评者称他的管理变得过于专制。► see thesaurus at strict —authoritarian noun [countable] —authoritarianism noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
authoritarian• His management style has been criticized as authoritarian.• It is also authoritarian and hierarchical.• His real style, they believe, is authoritarian and his policies excessively sympathetic to the armed forces.• And my excessively tidy and authoritarian behaviour shows that I was striving to be the person the school wanted me to be.• Many people are now demanding a more democratic and less authoritarian form of government.• Their father was authoritarian in the home, insisting on total obedience.• The concept of authoritarian population implies, for Jessop etal., a monolithic, relatively stable and widely supported form of government.• an extreme right-wing, authoritarian regime• Citizens are not permitted to question the political institutions, procedures, or value allocations of an authoritarian regime.• Once discredited in economic terms, authoritarian regimes tend to lose their grip.au·thor·i·tar·i·an adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus obey strictly set people a to forcing of
authoritarian
au‧thor‧i‧tar‧i‧an /ɔːˌθɒrəˈteəriən◂, ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriən◂ $ ɒːˌθɑːrəˈter-, əˌθɔː-/
adjective
an authoritarian government
Critics claim his management has become too authoritarian.
—authoritarian noun [countable]
—authoritarianism noun [uncountable]
▪ strict expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say – used especially about parents, teachers, or organizations: Our teachers were very strict. | Most schools are quite strict about the way students dress.
▪firm showing that you are in control of the situation and will not change your opinion, especially when you are telling someone what to do: You have to be firm with young children. | I’ll be firm with him and tell him he can’t have any more money.
▪tough determined that your orders or decisions will be obeyed, especially in order to make sure that a situation improves – used especially when you think that someone is right to be strict: We need a government that is tough on crime. | She can be quite tough with her students, but they respect her for it. | The chancellor has got to be tough and keep government spending down.
▪stern strict in a serious, disapproving, and rather unfriendly way: Her grandfather was a stern man who rarely smiled. | Sheila walked into the museum, under the stern gaze of the curator.
▪harsh punishing or criticizing someone in a way that seems very severe, often too severe: Don’t be too harsh on her – she’s only a child. | It may seem harsh to punish him, but he has to learn that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. | Her reaction to the child’s bad behaviour was unnecessarily harsh.
▪authoritarian disapproving very strict about forcing people to obey rules or laws, and punishing them very severely if they fail to do this – used about people and governments: Her father was very authoritarian and insisted on total obedience. | an authoritarian government
au‧thor‧i‧tar‧i‧an /ɔːˌθɒrəˈteəriən◂, ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriən◂ $ ɒːˌθɑːrəˈter-, əˌθɔː-/
adjective Word Family: noun: authority, authorization, authoritarian, authoritarianism; adjective: authoritarian, authoritative, authorized ≠ unauthorized; verb: authorize; adverb: authoritatively
strictly forcing people to obey a set of rules or laws, especially ones that are wrong or unfair: —authoritarian noun [countable]
—authoritarianism noun [uncountable]
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