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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
  • Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
  • Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.

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Noun:

  • An organization or state which enforces strong or oppressive measures against its population.
  • A totalitarian.
  • One who prefers, or one who enforces, absolute obedience to an authority.

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