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plural of authoritarian
Synonyms of authoritarians
1
as in disciplinarians, sticklers
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for authoritarians
2
as in dictators, tyrants
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for authoritarians
- Big Brothers,
- despots,
- dictators,
- führers
- (or fuehrers),
- monocrats,
- overlords,
- paramounts,
- tyrants
- Caesars,
- czars
- (also tsars or tzars),
- emirs
- (or amirs also ameers),
- emperors,
- empresses,
- kaisers,
- khans,
- khedives,
- kings,
- lords,
- mikados,
- moguls,
- princes,
- queens,
- satraps,
- shahs,
- sultans,
- suzerains
- autocrats,
- monarchs,
- potentates,
- rulers,
- sovereigns
- (also sovrans)
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“Authoritarians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoritarians. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022.
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