authoritarian
Example Sentences
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This is history as an authoritarian exercise in narcissism.
From Salon
At military parades of authoritarian regimes, it’s not often a girl takes center stage.
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
