au|thor|i|tar|i|an|ism

au|thor|i|tar|i|an|ism
au|thor|i|tar|i|an|ism «uh THR uh TAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm, -THOR-», noun.
the principle of obedience to authority; body of principles underlying authoritarian belief or practice: »

The authoritarianism of dictatorship is usually shattered in revolution. The sciences…have endeavored to dispossess authoritarianism and to substitute for it direct, confirmable observation (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).


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  • thor — acan·thor; au·thor·ess; au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism; au·thor·i·ta·tive; au·thor·i·ty; au·thor·less; au·thor·ship; gris·thor·pia; ha·thor·ic; ko·thor·nos; opis·thor·chi·a·sis; opis·thor·chi·idae; op·is·thor·chis; or·thor·ha·pha; or·thor·rha·pha;… …   English syllables

  • authoritarianism — au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism …   English syllables

  • au — ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; al·lu·au·dite; am·au·ro·sis; an·au·dia; ar·au·car·ia; ar·au·car·i·a·ce·ae; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; AU; Au; au·bade; au·bain; au·be·pine; au·berge; au·ber·gine; au·brie·tia; au·brite; au·ca; au·can; au·can·er; au·che·nia; au;… …   English syllables

  • authoritarian — au•thor•i•tar•i•an [[t]əˌθɔr ɪˈtɛər i ən, əˌθɒr [/t]] adj. 1) of, favoring, or requiring complete obedience to authority: an authoritarian military code[/ex] 2) gov pertaining to or being a government in which authority is centered in one person… …   From formal English to slang

  • authoritarianism — au|thor|i|tar|i|an|ism [ ɔ,θɔrı teriə,nızəm ] noun uncount the belief that people with power should control what other people can do, or a situation in which this happens …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • antiauthoritarianism — an ti•au•thor i•tar′i•an•ism n …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • go — go·ny·au·lax; go·nys; go·ny·sty·lus; go·pak; go·pher·ber·ry; go·pher·man; go·pu·ra; go·ra; go·rac·co; go·ral; go·ran; gor·go·na·cea; gor·go·nei·on; gor·go·nia; gor·go·ni·a·cea; gor·go·nin; gor·go·sau·rus; go·ril·la; go·ril·li·an; go·ril·loid;… …   English syllables

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