1. (

• authoritarian ,
• dictator ,

) a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" ;

1. (

• authoritarian ,
• autocratic ,
• dictatorial ,
• despotic ,
• tyrannic ,
• tyrannical

) 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" ;

2. (

• authoritarian ,
• dictatorial ,
• overbearing

) expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" ;