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			| 1.
								characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty an authoritarian regime
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								likened to a dictator in severity
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								expecting unquestioning obedience
 the timid child of authoritarian parents
 
 'authoritarian' - used as a noun
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								a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
 
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