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be an authoritarian
She is an authoritarian.
她是一个威权主义者。
专制者；独裁者
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专制者；独裁者
A person who demands or exercises absolute obedience to one's authority, often in a tyrannical way.
She is an authoritarian.
她是一个威权主义者。
要求他人绝对服从其权威的人。
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
以专制方式行事的人
a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
追随并过度服从权威的人。
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
The new manager is an authoritarian who insists that every task be done exactly his way.
新经理是个威权主义者，坚持每项任务都必须完全按照他的方式完成。
Growing up with an authoritarian for a father made her very independent.
在一位威权主义父亲的陪伴下长大让她变得非常独立。
The school principal was known as an authoritarian who never accepted student input.
这位校长以威权主义者著称，从不接受学生的意见。
She is an authoritarian.
她是一个威权主义者。
复数形式表示一类人。
Authoritarians tend to centralize power.
威权主义者倾向于集中权力。
They described the leader as an authoritarian.
他们将这位领导人描述为威权主义者。
Not this
He is authoritarian.
Use this
He is an authoritarian.
作为可数名词，'authoritarian' 前面需要冠词。中文常省略冠词，导致错误。
Not this
He is an authority.
Use this
He is an authoritarian.
'authority' 意为权威或专家，'authoritarian' 意为威权主义者，词义不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
坚定的威权主义者
He has always been a staunch authoritarian.
他一直是一个坚定的威权主义者。
军事威权主义者
The general is a notorious military authoritarian.
这位将军是一个臭名昭著的军事威权主义者。
政治威权主义者
Many political authoritarians rose to power in the 20th century.
许多政治威权主义者在20世纪上台掌权。
残忍的威权主义者
The dictator was a ruthless authoritarian.
那个独裁者是一个残忍的威权主义者。
威权主义者的控制
The country suffered under the authoritarian's grip for decades.
那个国家在威权主义者的控制下遭受了几十年的苦难。
威权政权
The country has been under an authoritarian regime for decades.
该国几十年来一直处于威权政权之下。
专制统治
People protested against the authoritarian rule of the government.
人们抗议政府的专制统治。
权威人格
Psychologists study the authoritarian personality to understand obedience.
心理学家研究权威人格以理解服从行为。
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联想：authoritarian 可联想为 authority（权威）和 tyrant（暴君）的组合，意为威权主义者。
语域：formal 常见场景：政治评论、社会批评、组织管理讨论 作为名词指“威权主义者”时，通常用于正式或半正式语境（如政治分析、社会评论），多带有负面批评色彩。在非正式日常对话中较少使用，一般以形容词形式更常见。
All listed words share the '-arian' ending and are stressed on the syllable containing 'tɛr' or 'nɛr', producing a rhyming pattern with the target word's /-tɛriən/ ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.