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authoritarianism

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

独裁主义,专制主义,威权主义,独裁统治

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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

  • The network is a flytrap for cranks, conspiracy theorists, anti-Semites, and defenders of authoritarianism.

  • Dissent against Erdogan has been simmering for a while because of his increased authoritarianism.

  • Authoritarianism And Backward Priorities There does not need to be a HealthCare.gov, and there need be no state-run websites.

  • How cronyism, secrecy, and authoritarianism doomed Obamacare, and why it was all so unnecessary.

  • What about the middle way between authoritarianism and dictatorship?

  • He has to reverse the social current until it swings back to authoritarianism—with him riding the crest.

  • The tory and whig groups were known by their disagreement over the authoritarianism of the Crown.

  • Both tend to undermine social, political, and religious authoritarianism.