Authoritarian vs Oligarchy - What's the difference?
authoritarian | oligarchy |
Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
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A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
Those who make up an oligarchic government.
A state ruled by such a government.
As nouns the difference between authoritarian and oligarchy
is that authoritarian is one who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority while oligarchy is a government run by only a few, often the wealthy.As an adjective authoritarian
is of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.authoritarian
English
(wikipedia authoritarian)Adjective
(en adjective)- The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants.
Synonyms
* (sense, tending to impose one's demands) commanding, imperious * (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority) illiberal, oppressive * See alsoAntonyms
* (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority) liberalDerived terms
* authoritarianism * antiauthoritarianNoun
(en noun)- The dictator was an authoritarian .