[lbo-talk] word of the day

[B.]

I logged onto my SBC [Southwestern Bell Company] Yahoo
! DSL internet service this morning, which
automatically takes me their start up page. There is a
"Word of the Day" feature there that includes the
chosen word's definition and an example of its usage.

This was today's "Word of the Day":

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Word of the Day  

"authoritarian"  

DEFINITION:  (adjective) favoring or demanding blind
obedience to leaders 

EXAMPLE:  Despite Americans' belief in democracy, the
American government has supported authoritarian
regimes in other countries. 

SYNONYMS:  absolute, domineering, dictatorial 

 

 
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