authoritarianism
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
authoritarianism (countable and uncountable, plural authoritarianisms)
- A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
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authoritarian form of government
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References edit
- “authoritarianism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “authoritarianism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.