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16 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
originEtymology tree English authoritarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English authoritarianism From authoritarian + -ism.
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