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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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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

Washington’s message is relevant in our own age, when democratic and authoritarian models of governance vie across the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Last month, a report from human rights campaign group Amnesty said the World Cup risked becoming "a stage for repression and a platform for authoritarian practices".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Leo began his visit on Tuesday urging Equatorial Guinea to place itself "in the service of law and justice" -- pointed remarks in an authoritarian country regularly accused of rights abuses.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The engineers could be a quirky lot, often brusque, temperamental, or authoritarian.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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