superior. noun. someone who is senior to you in an organization or job. Your immediate superior holds the position directly above yours.

above. Antonyms: below, within, beneath. Synonyms: over, beyond, exceeding.

Above : Synonyms and Antonyms

• over.
• atop.
• upon.
• exceeding.
• beyond.
• higher than.
• on top of.
• superior to.

SYNONYMS. greater than, more than, higher than, exceeding, in excess of, over, over and above, beyond, surpassing, upwards of.

We usually use above, but not over, when there is no contact between the things referred to. Over or on top of have a more general meaning, and can be used when one thing touches or covers another: They made her comfortable and put a blanket over her. Not: They made her comfortable and put a blanket above her.

When you become a manager or supervisor and have people working under you, start thinking of them as your “team.” That makes you the “team leader” and each individual a “team member.” The word “team” implies a collaborative environment where everyone works together toward a common goal.

Someone who is dogmatic lives by a certain set of principles they follow. It’s derived from the Greek word dogma (“opinion, tenet”). Some synonyms for dogmatic include arbitrary, arrogant, assertive, obstinate, and stubborn.

1 : characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts a dogmatic critic. 2 : of or relating to dogma (see dogma) Other Words from dogmatic Synonyms & Antonyms Choose the Right Synonym More Example Sentences Learn More About dogmatic.

Dogmatic goes back to the Greek words dogma, which means basically “what one thinks is true” and dogmatikos, “pertaining to doctrine.” To be dogmatic is to follow a doctrine relating to morals and faith, a set of beliefs that is passed down and never questioned.

In human psychological development, the formation of the authoritarian personality occurs within the first years of a child’s life, strongly influenced and shaped by the parents’ personalities and the organizational structure of the child’s family; thus, parent-child relations that are “hierarchical, authoritarian, [ …

According to Adorno’s theory, the elements of the Authoritarian personality type are:

1. Blind allegiance to conventional beliefs about right and wrong.
2. Respect for submission to acknowledged authority.
3. Belief in aggression toward those who do not subscribe to conventional thinking, or who are different.

Authoritative is defined as someone who knows a great deal about a certain subject and who is generally considered an expert. Based on competent authority; reliable because coming from one who is an expert or properly qualified. An authoritative biography.

A typology of authoritarian regimes by political scientists Brian Lai and Dan Slater includes four categories: machine (oligarchic party dictatorships); bossism (autocratic party dictatorships); juntas (oligarchic military dictatorships); and strongman (autocratic military dictatorships).

Left-wing authoritarians were found in Eastern Europe. There are certainly extremists across the political spectrum, but most psychologists now believe that authoritarianism is a predominantly right-wing phenomenon.

Authoritarian democracy is a form of democracy directed by a ruling elite of an authoritarian state that seeks to represent the different interests of society. In use for cases of fascism and Stalinism it has also been referred to as totalitarian democracy.

Full democracies are nations where fundamental political freedoms and civil liberties are respected and reinforced by the political culture….The most democratic nations in the world are:

• Norway (9.87)
• Iceland (9.58)
• Sweden (9.39)
• New Zealand (9.26)
• Finland (9.25)
• Ireland (9.24)
• Canada (9.22)
• Denmark (9.22)

210 countries

New Zealand

According to the rankings (out of 100), the most free countries in the world are Finland (100), Norway (100), Sweden (100), the Netherlands (99), Luxembourg (98), Uruguay (98) and Canada (98). The least free are Syria (0), Turkmenistan (2), Eritrea (2), South Sudan (2) and North Korea (3).

Iceland