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AUTHORITARIAN

Definition:

[noun] a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
Synonyms: dictator
[adjective] characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
Synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical
[adjective] likened to a dictator in severity
Synonyms: dictatorial
[adjective] expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
Synonyms: dictatorial, overbearing