Authoritarian vs. Libertarian

Authoritarianadjective

Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.

Authoritarianadjective

Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.

Authoritarianadjective

Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.

Authoritariannoun

One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.

Authoritariannoun

One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.

Authoritarian

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; - of governments or rulers; as, an authoritarian regime

Authoritarian

expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"

Authoritariannoun

behaves like a tyrant.

Authoritariannoun

a person behaves in an tyrannical manner;

Authoritarianadjective

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty;

Authoritarianadjective

likened to a dictator in severity

Authoritarianadjective

expecting unquestioning obedience;

Authoritarianadjective

favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom

Authoritarianadjective

showing a lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others; dictatorial

Authoritariannoun

an authoritarian person.

Libertariannoun

One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.

Libertariannoun

A believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy (‘free market’) and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened; also, a ‘classical liberal’, akin to an ‘anarcho-capitalist’.

Libertariannoun

A left-libertarian, an antiauthoritarian believer in both individual freedom and social justice (social equality and mutual aid), such as a social anarchist.

Libertariannoun

(philosophy) A believer in the freedom of the thinking beings to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in free will as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined.

Libertarianadjective

Having the beliefs of libertarians; having a relative tendency towards liberty.

Libertarianadjective

(dated) Relating to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.

Libertarianadjective

Pertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.

Libertariannoun

One who holds to the doctrine of free will.

Libertariannoun

someone who believes the doctrine of free will

Libertariannoun

an adherent of libertarianism

Libertariannoun

a person who advocates civil liberty.

Libertariannoun

a person who believes in free will.