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A number of American political scientists in the Cold War period distinguished between ‘authoritarian’ and ‘totalitarian’ governments. The former (mainly military regimes) had two advantages over the latter: they did not last as long and, though they could repress their political opponents as brutally as any known regimes, they left a larger sphere for private life.
an authoritarian regime/government/state; The school was very authoritarian and exam-orientated. Father was an authoritarian figure. Many have accused him of an authoritarian style of leadership. Policing policy has become discernibly more authoritarian.
The meaning of AUTHORITARIAN is of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority. How to use authoritarian in a sentence.
AUTHORITARIANISM meaning: 1. the belief that people must obey completely and not be allowed freedom to act as they wish: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of authoritarian adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
AUTHORITARIAN meaning: expecting or requiring people to obey rules or laws not allowing personal freedom
AUTHORITARIAN meaning: 1. demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish…. Learn more.
