Main Entry: au·thor·i·tar·i·an

Pronunciation: \ȯ-ˌthär-ə-ˈter-ē-ən, ə-, -ˌthȯr-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1879

1 : of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority <had authoritarian parents>
2 : of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people <an authoritarian regime>

— authoritarian noun

— au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism \-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun