authoritarian

adj

1. Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.

   “the authoritarian personality”

2. Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.

   “The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.”

   “Una rivoluzione è certamente la cosa più autoritaria che ci sia: è l'atto per il quale una parte della popolazione impone la sua volontà all'altra parte per mezzo di fucili, baionette e cannoni; mezzi autoritari, se ce ne sono; e il partito vittorioso, se non vuole aver combattuto invano, deve continuare questo dominio col terrore che le sue armi inspirano ai reazionari.”

   “[…] (selling one’s personal activity under another’s direction and supervision encourages dependency and authoritarian relationships);[…]”

   “It may be that precisely due to its weak nature, an authoritarian dictatorship needs rampant violence and lies to maintain its rule.”

   “Wang Yi blatantly intimidates the world at the UNGA. He is a cheat and bully on the global stage in fundamental violation of the facts. Democratic countries should clearly recognize and unify against the challenge of authoritarian intervention. The Republic of China is a sovereign state. Taiwan has never been part of the People's Republic of China in historical fact, international law, or reality.”

3. Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.

noun

1. One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.

   “The dictator was an authoritarian.”

   “Trump may be a Schmittian by instinct and aspiration, but he’s a fair-weather Schmittian only. A true authoritarian, confronted by limits on his power, might have ripped through them in service of establishing his authority.”

   “While his two predecessors had been authoritarians – they knew what they thought on the most contentious matters within Catholicism and imposed that view on the church regardless of dissenters – Francis preferred to work away patiently at building consensus and accommodating a variety of perspectives. To that end, he breathed new life into the system of regular gatherings – or synods – of bishops in Rome to debate pressing matters.”

2. One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.