单词 | authoritarian |
释义 | authoritarian —authoritarianism, n. /euh thawr'i tair"ee euhn, euh thor'-/, adj. 1. favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom: authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes. 2. of or pertaining to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people. 3. exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others: an authoritarian parent. n. 4. a person who favors or acts according to authoritarian principles. [1875-80; AUTHORIT(Y) + -ARIAN] |
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