Authoritarian vs Populist - What's the difference?
authoritarian | populist |
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 person who advocates democratic principles
A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular
A person who advocates populism
* 2013 , Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism'' (in ''The Guardian , 3 January 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/02/argentina-britain-hand-back-falklands]
Democratic
(of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular
Of or pertaining to populism
As adjectives the difference between authoritarian and populist
is that authoritarian is of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority while populist is democratic.As nouns the difference between authoritarian and populist
is that authoritarian is one who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority while populist is a person who advocates democratic principles.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 .
populist
English
Noun
(en noun)- Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.