authoritarian

名词 authoritarian:

1. a person who behaves in an tyrannical manner
   同义词：dictator

形容词 authoritarian:

1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
   同义词：autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical
2. likened to a dictator in severity
   同义词：dictatorial
3. expecting unquestioning obedience
   同义词：dictatorial, overbearing

1. Mr. Gorbachev, on the other hand, recognized that his sluggish and authoritarian bureaucracy was the worst impediment to modernization. That is why the Soviet leader came more quickly to the view that political and economic change must go hand in hand.
   在另一方面，戈尔巴乔夫承认，他的既迂腐又专权的官僚政府是现代化最大的阻碍。因此这位苏联领袖迅速意识到，政治与经济改革必须齐头并进。
2. An official or authoritarian declaration; a proclamation or an edict.
   宣言，公告官方或权威性的宣布; 公告或法令
3. An authoritarian regime.
   独裁主义的政府

au.thor.i.tar.i.an

adj.（形容词）
Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom:
独裁主义的：与个人自由相反的，以赞成或以绝对服从权威为特征的：
例句：
an authoritarian regime.
独裁主义的政府

Of, relating to, or expecting unquestioning obedience.See Synonyms at dictatorial
专横的：属于，关于或期望无条件的服从的参见 dictatorial

【引伸】
author.itar.ian
n.（名词）
author.itar.ianism
n.（名词）