English-Swedish translations for authoritarian

• auktoritär
  Mugabes regim är auktoritär och korrumperad.The Mugabe regime is authoritarian and corrupt.
  På detta sätt införs en auktoritär federalism.In this way, an authoritarian federalism is established.
  Vi vill inte att Ryssland ska gå i en auktoritär riktning.We do not want Russia to go in an authoritarian direction.

Definition of authoritarian

• Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties
• Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority
• One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority
• One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority

Examples

• The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants
• The dictator was an authoritarian.

Related words

• anti-authoritarianism
• authoritarianism
• antiauthoritarian
• antiauthoritarianism
• unauthoritarian