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authoritarian

[uh-thawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, uh-thor-] / əˌθɔr ɪˈtɛər i ən, əˌθɒr- /


NOUN
domineering person
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The researchers are especially concerned about how the technology could be used in authoritarian countries to monitor protesters or track citizens without their knowledge.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Literature cannot topple an authoritarian regime on its own, but it can encourage people to reflect on authoritarian tendencies and what that can mean for their own lives.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But authoritarian systems rarely begin with mass arrests.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Fisk’s authoritarian tactics and campaign targeting vigilantes pushes Daredevil underground to try to assemble allies in order to bring the Kingpin down.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Levy Pants must become more militant and authoritarian in order to survive in the jungle of modem commercialism.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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