Etymology

semiauthoritarian

Today it means: Characterized by the presence of some authoritarian qualities while still maintaining some significantly liberal or democratic ones. Full definition →

English authoritarian ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishauthoritarian
  6. English todaysemiauthoritarian

From semi- + authoritarian.

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