autocratic

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The party was already highly secretive before Xi took power in 2012, but his tilt toward autocratic rule has made Chinese politics even more opaque and sparked a resurgence in Pekingology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yunus has pushed a reform charter for democratic change he says is designed to prevent a return to autocratic one-party rule.

From Barron's

The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, the 85‑year‑old Nobel Peace Prize winner, says the reform charter is designed to prevent a return to autocratic one-party rule.

From Barron's

"The election... forms a major counter to China's autocratic one-party rule," said Phuntsok.

From Barron's

But she also presided over an autocratic government that crushed dissent, and now faces court cases alleging the looting of national wealth.

From Barron's