The difference between Authoritarian and Humble
When used as nouns, authoritarian means one who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority, whereas humble means ..
When used as adjectives, authoritarian means of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority, whereas humble means not pretentious or magnificent.
Humble is also verb with the meaning: to bring low.
check bellow for the other definitions of Authoritarian and Humble
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Authoritarian as an adjective:
Of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority.
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Authoritarian as an adjective:
Characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial.
Examples:
"The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants."
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Authoritarian as an adjective:
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
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Authoritarian as a noun:
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
Examples:
"The dictator was an authoritarian."
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Authoritarian as a noun:
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
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Humble as an adjective:
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
Examples:
"He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage."
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Humble as an adjective:
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
Examples:
"synonyms: unassuming modest"
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Humble as a verb:
To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate.
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Humble as a verb (often, reflexive):
To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiency of; to make meek and submissive.
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Humble as a noun (Northern England, Scotland, also, _, attributive):
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Examples:
"'humble cattle"
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Humble as a verb (transitive):
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