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Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement Trump and Harris align in their opposition to the autocratic governments in Venezuela and Nicaragua. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 Disinformation entrepreneurs and autocratic bureaucrats, at least in Russia, have been reinforcing each other’s conspiratorial worldviews for at least a century. Thomas Rid, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2024 Content demands have historically been most present in autocratic countries like North Korea and China, but democracies like India and Brazil are increasingly adopting laws that restrict social media sites. Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024 As the American public seems increasingly receptive to autocratic tactics, these questions become even more pressing. Cecilia Menjívar, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for autocratic 

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“Autocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autocratic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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