This page shows Authoritarian in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dictator or autocratic. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Authoritarian in a sentence
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Authoritarian meaning
- Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
- Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
- Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
Synonyms of Authoritarian
Example sentences (20)
Blind obedience to an authoritarian God is a tradeoff for a secure attachment that was not experienced as a child.
The ostensible quid pro quo arrangement between the authoritarian regimes further solidified their growing alliance.
For Mr. el-Sisi, an authoritarian leader who seized power in a military coup in 2013, Gulf support has been critical.
There is no cure nor a vaccine and what’s left of humanity is restricted to authoritarian quarantine zones (QZs).
Opponents say the reforms are no less than a constitutional coup aimed at turning Israel into an authoritarian regime.
An anti-authoritarian whom Gov She-Ra would’ve considered a “bad dog” and sent for execution in the gravel pit.
We haven't collapsed into poverty (on average) or authoritarianism yet, so we do offer more than the authoritarian brigade.
However, there are distinct signs that her government is beginning to show its true authoritarian colours.
Unfortunately, the country at the very top of our bucket list has an authoritarian government and a poor human rights record.
Authoritarian political parties don’t accept the results of democratic elections that don’t go their way.
Opposition party Cambiemos has expressed concern that the legislation is ‘punitive’ and ‘authoritarian’.
However, the Liaison Office has become more outspoken and influential as Beijing remoulds Hong Kong in its own authoritarian image.
It resulted in the overthrow of President Ferdinand Marcos’ authoritarian rule and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines.
As flawed as democracies might be, they still seem better to me by far than authoritarian systems.
The project was commissioned during Portugal’s Estado Novo, one of the longest-lasting authoritarian regimes in 20th-century Europe.
According to mainstream theorists, there are only two kinds of rule, democratic and authoritarian.
Besides there are the ultra-conservative, authoritarian-leaning governments in Poland and Hungary.
In that time, dozens of human rights and religious freedom activists have been arrested, while thousands have fled authoritarian rule.
The danger of the spread of authoritarian populism of different signs is just around the corner.
Authoritarian states have in the latestthe years become increasingly offensive in theiractions.
Common combinations with authoritarian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an authoritarian 28×
- the authoritarian 19×
- authoritarian regimes 18×
- of authoritarian 14×
- and authoritarian 11×
- authoritarian rule 9×
- authoritarian regime 9×
- authoritarian tendencies 8×
- authoritarian state 7×
- authoritarian leader 6×
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