a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
[ Syn: dictator ]
authoritarian (n.)
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: autocratic , dictatorial , despotic , tyrannic , tyrannical ]
expecting unquestioning obedience; the timid child of authoritarian parents; insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
[ Syn: dictatorial , overbearing ]