Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority

• tyrannical

  1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:

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  1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:

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• tyrannic

  1. (dated) Tyrannical.

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  1. (dated) Tyrannical.

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• dictatorial

  1. Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.

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  1. Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.

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• despotic

  1. of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical

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  1. of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical

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• autocratic

  1. Relating to or being an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.

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  1. Relating to or being an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.

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• authoritarian

  1. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom:
  2. Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner.

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  1. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom:
  2. Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner.

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Having and exercising complete political power and control

• tyrannous

  1. Characterized by tyranny; despotic.

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  1. Characterized by tyranny; despotic.

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• tyrannical

  1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:

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  1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:

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• tyrannic

  1. (dated) Tyrannical.

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  1. (dated) Tyrannical.

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• monocratic

  1. Having complete political power or control; autocratic

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  1. Having complete political power or control; autocratic

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• dictatorial

  1. Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.

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  1. Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.

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• despotic

  1. of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical

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  1. of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical

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• autocratical

  1. autocratic

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  1. autocratic

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• autocratic

  1. Relating to or being an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.

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  1. Relating to or being an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.

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• autarchical

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• autarchic

  1. Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.

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  1. Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.

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• arbitrary

  1. Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle:
  2. Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference:
  3. Relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact:

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  1. Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle:
  2. Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference:
  3. Relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact:

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• absolutistic

  1. Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

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  1. Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

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• absolute

  1. Unqualified in extent or degree; total:
  2. Not limited by restrictions or exceptions:
  3. Being fully such; utter:

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  1. Unqualified in extent or degree; total:
  2. Not limited by restrictions or exceptions:
  3. Being fully such; utter:

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One who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authority

• tyrant

  1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
  2. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally.
  3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person:

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  1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
  2. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally.
  3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person:

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• martinet

  1. A rigid military disciplinarian.
  2. One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules.

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  1. A rigid military disciplinarian.
  2. One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules.

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• dictator

  1. An absolute ruler.
  2. A tyrant; a despot.
  3. An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.

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  1. An absolute ruler.
  2. A tyrant; a despot.
  3. An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.

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• despot

  1. A ruler with absolute power.
  2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
  3. A Byzantine emperor or prince.

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  1. A ruler with absolute power.
  2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
  3. A Byzantine emperor or prince.

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• autocrat

  1. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
  2. A person with unlimited power or authority:

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  1. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
  2. A person with unlimited power or authority:

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• authoritarian

  1. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom:
  2. Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner.

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  1. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom:
  2. Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner.

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An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive

• tyrant

  1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
  2. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally.
  3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person:

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  1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
  2. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally.
  3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person:

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• strongman

  1. A powerful, influential political figure who exercises leadership and control by force.
  2. One who performs feats of strength, as at a circus.

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  1. A powerful, influential political figure who exercises leadership and control by force.
  2. One who performs feats of strength, as at a circus.

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• oppressor

  1. Someone who oppresses another or others.

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  1. Someone who oppresses another or others.

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• man on horseback

  1. A man, usually a military leader, whose popular influence and power may afford him the position of dictator, as in a time of political crisis.
  2. A dictator.

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  1. A man, usually a military leader, whose popular influence and power may afford him the position of dictator, as in a time of political crisis.
  2. A dictator.

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• führer

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• dictator

  1. An absolute ruler.
  2. A tyrant; a despot.
  3. An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.

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  1. An absolute ruler.
  2. A tyrant; a despot.
  3. An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.

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• despot

  1. A ruler with absolute power.
  2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
  3. A Byzantine emperor or prince.

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  1. A ruler with absolute power.
  2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
  3. A Byzantine emperor or prince.

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• big brother

  1. An older brother.
  2. A man who assumes the role of an older brother, as by providing guidance or protection.
  3. An omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government.

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  1. An older brother.
  2. A man who assumes the role of an older brother, as by providing guidance or protection.
  3. An omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government.

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