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authoritarian

/uh-thawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, uh-thor-/US // əˌθɔr ɪˈtɛər i ən, əˌθɒr- //UK // (ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪən) //

独裁者,独裁,专制,独裁主义

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom: authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes.
    • : of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.
    • : exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others: an authoritarian parent.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who favors or acts according to authoritarian principles.

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Examples

  • It’s got this increasingly authoritarian tendency, which is consolidating data and increasing surveillance, but it still has a strong civil society and a court system that’s pushing back.

  • That accusation carries all the more weight under Hong Kong’s newly authoritarian reality, where provoking by unlawful means “hatred” toward the government can amount to a crime of collusion with external elements, punishable by lengthy prison terms.

  • Recently, though, the country has veered down a more authoritarian path.

  • To do that, they must be clear about what their values are and why they differ from those of authoritarian regimes.

  • An LGBTQ activist in Belarus on Monday said she remains optimistic that nationwide protests will ultimately oust her country’s authoritarian president.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment has put out some of the most countercultural, anti-authoritarian movies of the past century.

  • And yes, that authoritarian, patriarchal guru-power structure, invariably, always leads to abuses.

  • Perhaps that name should not be felt so ruefully today, despite the reversion to authoritarian control in Egypt.

  • Rivers continued on her political, authoritarian monologue by describing what kind of tyrant she would be.

  • The crisis in neighbouring Ukraine has rattled Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian regime.

  • Borders are no defense for the penetration of information even in highly controlled or authoritarian societies.

  • We are aware of the strength that lies in narrowness and secretly covet the simplification and order of an authoritarian church.

  • The earlier Liberalism had to deal with authoritarian government in church and state.

  • Soldiers occasionally use the authoritarian style to demand instant obedience.

  • The authoritarian model is useful for situations requiring immediate compliance by a subordinate.