The coach's authoritarian manner discouraged the players from ever asking why a particular drill had been chosen.
教练专断的作风让队员们从不敢过问某项训练为何这样安排。
Which choice best defines “authoritarian”?
D — Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority. “authoritarian” means favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority.
Which word means “favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority”?
A — authoritarian. “authoritarian” means favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority.
authoritarian — favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority. In Chinese: 专制的，独裁的.
authoritarian is pronounced /əˌθɔːrɪˈtɛːrɪən/.
The coach's authoritarian manner discouraged the players from ever asking why a particular drill had been chosen. (教练专断的作风让队员们从不敢过问某项训练为何这样安排。)
autocratic, dictatorial, domineering — all close in meaning to authoritarian (favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority).
lenient, permissive — each the opposite of authoritarian (favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority).
Yes. authoritarian is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.