How do you pronounce authoritarian?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/.

authoritarian

/əˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: au-thor-i-tar-i-an
IPA: /əˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/

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Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.

adj

Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.

adj

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.

noun

One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.

Example Sentences

"the authoritarian personality"
"The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants."
"Una rivoluzione è certamente la cosa più autoritaria che ci sia: è l'atto per il quale una parte della popolazione impone la sua volontà all'altra parte per mezzo di fucili, baionette e cannoni; mezzi autoritari, se ce ne sono; e il partito vittorioso, se non vuole aver combattuto invano, deve continuare questo dominio col terrore che le sue armi inspirano ai reazionari."
"[…] (selling one’s personal activity under another’s direction and supervision encourages dependency and authoritarian relationships);[…]"
"It may be that precisely due to its weak nature, an authoritarian dictatorship needs rampant violence and lies to maintain its rule."
"Wang Yi blatantly intimidates the world at the UNGA. He is a cheat and bully on the global stage in fundamental violation of the facts. Democratic countries should clearly recognize and unify against the challenge of authoritarian intervention. The Republic of China is a sovereign state. Taiwan has never been part of the People's Republic of China in historical fact, international law, or reality."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin auctōritāsbor. Old French autoritébor. Middle English auctorite English authority Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English authoritarian From authority + -arian, circa 1880.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/
British English: /ɔːˌθɒɹ.ɪˈtɛə̯.ɹɪən/

Inflected Forms

more authoritarian (comparative) most authoritarian (superlative) authoritarians (plural)

Derived Forms

antiauthoritarian auth authcom authoritarianism authoritarianist authoritarianity authoritarianly authoritarianness counterauthoritarian nonauthoritarian

Phrases

anti-authoritarian authoritarian democracy counter-authoritarian post-authoritarian

Synonyms

bossy arrogant commanding haughty imperious autocratic dictatorial despotic tyrannic tyrannical

Antonyms

democratic liberal servile humble modest

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian agrarian veterinarian bavarian egalitarian