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/ˌɔːθɔːɹɪtˈeəɹiənˌɪzəm/
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[ US /əˌθɔɹəˈtɛɹiəˌnɪzəm/ ]
[ US /əˌθɔɹəˈtɛɹiəˌnɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
How To Use authoritarianism In A Sentence
- It was not after all Social Text that drew the absurd conclusion about authoritarianism and elitism; it was Sokal, trying to ventriloquize work he didn't fully understand. Sokal's Hoax: An Exchange
- Satan's rebellion arises in no small measure from an over-estimation of the importance of existents and a rejection of those aspects of his relationship with God to be affirmed through belief: the unobservable act of his own creation; and the benevolence of the Son's vicegerent rule, which he takes to be an expression of divine authoritarianism. Feisal G. Mohamed: Evaluating the Post-Secular Return to Belief
- He would clearly have marched with the Diggers and the Levellers, almost as much the enemies of Cromwell's authoritarianism as of Charles' belief in the divine right of kings.
- Who sat anarchically at a dallas real estate for sale, gladdened a authoritarianism, and for the inexhaustibly sphenoid clingfish vespidae to the sum of reinvigorated sphenoid we are spectacularly aesthetic besotted. Rational Review
- This protection may take proactive forms, and may entail substantial efforts to manage future risk by meliorating the effects of authoritarianism elsewhere in the world.
- They are deeply uneasy with social instruments like shame or opprobrium, which smack of big-nosed authoritarianism in a new guise.
- I am not surprised that these conservatives would be excited and thrilled to see a re-affirmation of their authoritarianism and bigotry.
- This is a city that struggles unsuccessfully to shake the traditions of backwardness, authoritarianism, ignorance, corruption, and social inequality.
- The country has successfully weathered the painful transition from authoritarianism to participatory government.
- Authoritarianism is historically inimical to genuine invention.