authoritarian (
http://definr.com/authoritarian)
adj 1: 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,
tyrannical]
2: likened to a dictator in severity [syn:
dictatorial]
3: expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and
dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents";
"insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
[syn:
dictatorial,
overbearing]
n : behaves like a tyrant [syn:
dictator]