独どく裁さい主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ

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Meanings

noun

authoritarian

Refers to a person who supports or enforces dictatorial, autocratic rule; often used in political contexts.

彼かれは独どく裁さい主しゅ義ぎ者しゃとして知しられている。
He is known as an authoritarian.
その国くには独どく裁さい主しゅ義ぎ者しゃによって支し配はいされていた。
The country was ruled by an authoritarian.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
裁tailor, judge, decision
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality
者someone, person

Related words

独どく裁さい者しゃ
独裁者 means 'dictator', focusing on the person holding absolute power, while 独裁主義者 emphasizes the ideological stance of authoritarianism.
権けん威い主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
権威主義者 is a broader term for someone who favors authority and obedience, not necessarily a dictator; 独裁主義者 specifically implies dictatorial methods.

Built from

独どく裁さい+主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 独裁 (dictatorship) + 主義 (principle, -ism) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for labeling adherents of a political ideology.