Other Words from authoritarian

authoritarian noun

authoritarianism \ ȯ-ˌthȯr-ə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm

, ə- , -ˌthär- \ noun

Examples of authoritarian in a Sentence

grew up with an authoritarian older sister who thought she was queen of the world an authoritarian coach who runs football practice like it's boot camp

Recent Examples on the Web People in countries with authoritarian governments might be scared to give an honest response. — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2022 And authoritarian governments can be just as messy as any democracy. — New York Times, 26 July 2022 Much like his past claim that DeSantis is authoritarian, Chait’s latest article was ridiculed by Twitter users. — Fox News, 11 July 2022 The killing brought a country already experiencing violent gang violence and protests of authoritarian rule cascading further into chaos. — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 17 July 2022 As an opponent of the military’s authoritarian rule, Cardinal Hummes became associated with proponents of liberation theology, a social justice movement within the Catholic Church. — New York Times, 13 July 2022 In 2019, millions of Hong Kongers demonstrated against growing Chinese authoritarian rule, which later prompted Beijing to impose a sweeping national security law outlawing acts such as subversion with possible life imprisonment. — Reuters, NBC News, 30 June 2022 Critics say the successes of Kagame's authoritarian rule have come at the expense of human rights in the country. — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 24 June 2022 If DeSantis were authoritarian Florida would still be closed due to COVID. — Alexander Hall, Fox News, 7 July 2022 See More

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