authoritarian
Example Sentences
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“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
"Because this memory is still recent, many were able to respond quickly to signs of authoritarian revival – or even its insinuation."
From BBC
In the voice of an authoritarian, he said, “We have a right to do what we want to do.”
From Salon
She drew a line between growing wealth inequality – a focus of her domestic policy agenda since she won an upset victory in Congress in 2018 - and the rise of authoritarian governments.
From BBC
In a January essay, he detailed concerns that bad actors could use AI to mount devastating biological attacks, and that authoritarian regimes could use it to entrench their power.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
