praetorianism
/pree-tawr-ee-uh-niz-uhm, -tohr-/US // priˈtɔr i əˌnɪz əm, -ˈtoʊr- //
燎原主义,燎原精神,燎原之心,燎原之势
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the control of a society by force or fraud, especially when exercised through titular officials and by a powerful minority.
Examples
If an autocracy does not rest on the army, which leads to the chaos of praetorianism, it must rely on 'panem et circenses.'
The evil fame of the Italian cohorts has survived in the phrase “praetorianism” used to imply a venal military despotism.
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