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Definition of: authoritarian
(ə·thôr′ə·târ′ē·ən, ə·thor′-) adjective
Encouraging and upholding authority against individual freedom; specifically, relating to a type of government in which the individual and his rights are subordinated to interests of state.
—noun A defender of the principle of authority or of a type of government organized on an authoritarian basis.
—au·thor′i·tar′i·an·ism noun