of or characteristic of a dictator; dictatorial powers'

expecting unquestioning obedience; the timid child of authoritarian parents; insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter

[ Syn: authoritarian , overbearing ]

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

[ Syn: authoritarian , autocratic , despotic , tyrannic , tyrannical ]