# authoritarian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɔːˌθɒɹ.ɪˈtɛə̯.ɹɪən/ · frequency rank #13,095

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
2. Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
3. Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.

## Etymology
From authority + -arian, circa 1880.

## Common misspellings (18)
`atuhoritarian`, `auhtoritarian`, `authhoritarian`, `authoirtarian`, `authoriatrian`, `authoritairan`, `authoritarain`, `authoritariann`, `authoritarina`, `authoritarrian`, `authoritraian`, `authorittarian`, `authorritarian`, `authortiarian`, `authroitarian`, `autohritarian`, `autthoritarian`, `uathoritarian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/authoritarian