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favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. Maybe you didn't understand what he
by WillPostForFood 9y ago
favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
Maybe you didn't understand what he meant, because authoritarian makes perfect sense in the context he was using it.
- sdenton4 9y agoOn the contrary, authoritarian governments are not democratic, which is illustrated by the example sentence in the OED definition you've provided (but not cited): ‘the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime’ Any engagement with the word more serious than a dictionary lookup will indicate that regulation and authoritarianism are not at all the same thing. Restricting the access of pets to restaurants is not the same as the dismantlement of civil society to enable a one-party regime.
- WillPostForFood 9y agoIt is authoritarian behaviour, not literally an authoritarian form of government.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago>favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. Thank you. This is exactly how I meant it