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(au-thor-i-tar-i-an) 6 syllables

Definition

adjective. favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority.

Example Sentence

He boss is an authoritarian who makes everyone work overtime.

More Example Sentences

People feared the authoritarian government's control.

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authoritarian
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Rhymes

  • aerien
  • berrian
  • berrien
  • carrian
  • carrion
  • clarion
  • darien
  • kerien
  • marian
  • marion
  • merion
  • terrien
  • varian

  • agrarian
  • barbarian
  • bavarian
  • bilzerian
  • bulgarian
  • contrarian
  • hungarian
  • kasparian
  • kazarian
  • librarian
  • magarian
  • markarian
  • najarian
  • nazarian
  • ovarian
  • planarian
  • sectarian
  • skenderian
  • wagnerian
  • zakarian

  • bagdasarian
  • centenarian
  • eskandarian
  • lauretarian
  • libertarian
  • nonsectarian
  • proletarian
  • seminarian
  • unitarian
  • vegetarian
  • veterinarian

  • authoritarian
  • disciplinarian
  • egalitarian
  • humanitarian
  • majoritarian
  • octogenarian
  • parliamentarian
  • totalitarian
  • utilitarian

  • septuagenarian
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