semiauthoritarian

adjective

Characterized by the presence of some authoritarian qualities while still maintaining some significantly liberal or democratic ones.

OriginEnglish authoritarian ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemiauthoritarian (comparative more semiauthoritarian, superlative most semiauthoritarian)

comparative more semiauthoritarian · superlative most semiauthoritarian

  1. Characterized by the presence of some authoritarian qualities while still maintaining some significantly liberal or democratic ones.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishauthoritarian
  6. Englishsemiauthoritarian

From semi- + authoritarian.

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APA

semiauthoritarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiauthoritarian

MLA

“semiauthoritarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiauthoritarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiauthoritarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiauthoritarian.

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