autocratic

Example Sentences

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Some users criticized the launch, warning that it could expose the locations of dissidents and protestors in autocratic states.

From Barron's

A political organization that has no platform other than loyalty to the leader is not a cult, it’s an autocratic movement.

From Los Angeles Times

The decision to support an autocratic government against an ethnic and religious minority has fueled a debate in Israel about the country’s permissive arms export policies.

From Seattle Times

“These are not the actions of a “mother of democracy” but of an insecure and autocratic state,” opposition lawmaker Shashi Tharoor wrote on X. “The government has disgraced itself and our democracy today.”

From Seattle Times

Ukraine’s unexpectedly successful resistance to Russian aggression has also put other autocratic regimes that might have been tempted to engage in wars of conquest on notice that democracies aren’t that easy to overrun.

From Seattle Times