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nonauthoritarian

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[nahn-uh-thawr-i-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌnɑn əˌθɔr ɪˈtɛər i ən /

adjective

  1. not authoritarian in principle or practice.


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I’ll be picking the readings and guiding the conversations, and in general trying to play the role of your mellowest, most nonauthoritarian seminar leader.

From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2017

These traits reinforced one another: pulpits proliferated under nonauthoritarian government, and the work ethic flourished under the stimulus of earnest preachment.

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