authoritarian
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A general finding is that while structural weakness in authoritarian institutions can contribute to democratic transitions, it is insufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Countries that move from authoritarian to democratic rule are said to be in “transition to democracy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
This is history as an authoritarian exercise in narcissism.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
“Defiance” offers a prism on Syria’s authoritarian society before the 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war, and vivid snapshots of the devastation that the war unleashed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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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