Synonyms of authoritarianism

authoritarianism

noun

as in tyranny

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power

a critical period that saw a number of third-world countries abandon authoritarianism for democracy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyranny
• fascism
• dictatorship
• autocracy
• totalitarianism
• despotism
• absolutism
• totalism
• autarchy
• tsarism
• monarchy
• Communism
• monarchism
• czarism
• Caesarism
• tzarism
• oppression
• monocracy
• domination
• Nazism
• Big Brotherism
• Big Brother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democracy
• freedom
• autonomy
• self-governance
• self-rule
• sovereignty
• self-government
• sovranty
• self-determination

• democracy
• freedom
• autonomy
• self-governance
• self-rule
• sovereignty
• self-government
• sovranty
• self-determination

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