expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
A form of Leadership in which the Leader, directs activities from a position of power and without consideration of the view s of those being lead. [D02391] RMW
Lets individual s know what is expected of them, gives specific guidance as to what should be done, makes his part of the group understood, schedule work to be done, and asks group members to follow standard rules and regulations.