Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
AUTHORITARIAN
authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical
(adjective) 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”
authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing
(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience; “the timid child of authoritarian parents”; “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
authoritarian, dictator
(noun) a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; “my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
authoritarian (comparative more authoritarian, superlative most authoritarian)
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
Synonyms
• (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority): illiberal, oppressive
• (tending to impose one's demands): arrogant, commanding, haughty, imperious
• See also bossy
Antonyms
• (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority): liberal
• (tending to impose one's demands): servile, humble, modest
Noun
authoritarian (plural authoritarians)
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
Source: Wiktionary
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NAUSEATING
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