How do you use Authoritarianism in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dictatorship or autocracy, plus the exact meaning.
Authoritarianism in a sentence
Authoritarianism meaning
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.
Synonyms of Authoritarianism
Using Authoritarianism
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: dictatorship, autocracy, tyranny, totalitarianism.
- In the example corpus, authoritarianism often appears in combinations such as: authoritarianism and, of authoritarianism, and authoritarianism.
Context around Authoritarianism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Authoritarianism
- In this selection, "authoritarianism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, toward, bumbling, neofascism, racism, metastasized and characteristic stand out and add context to how "authoritarianism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include authoritarianism and diverseness and context of authoritarianism in belarus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "authoritarianism" sits close to words such as abolishing, acidity and akbar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with authoritarianism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s called dictatorship and authoritarianism. (6 words)
Instead, while the world slept, Chinese authoritarianism metastasized. (8 words)
Can the EU stop its members from sliding toward authoritarianism? (10 words)
The discussions focused on the challenges faced by the Belarus people, civil society and media in the context of authoritarianism in Belarus and on the background of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. (32 words)
At the same time, “fundamentally, my view is that authoritarianism is coming from the private sector,” not from those who’d attempt to seize control of democratic institutions by force. (30 words)
Glorification of one leader and advocating one-party rule in preference to India’s diverse, multiparty federal structure are further indicators of the country’s gradual slide into authoritarianism. (29 words)
Can the EU stop its members from sliding toward authoritarianism? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
At the same time, “fundamentally, my view is that authoritarianism is coming from the private sector,” not from those who’d attempt to seize control of democratic institutions by force.
Authoritarianism and diverseness is where the Republican Party is heading at the expense of truth and your pocket book.
Beyond Trump’s individual sociopathic behavior, a far-right agenda is being created that will provide a certain ideological clarity to his bumbling authoritarianism.
By comparison, today's Republican Party have full-on embraced neofascism, authoritarianism, racism, white supremacy, misogyny, bigotry, anti-intellectualism, anti-rationality and political cultism.
Can the EU stop its members from sliding toward authoritarianism?
David Bergman, a British journalist who has written extensively about Bangladesh, similarly said that the Biden administration has a “strong policy and narrative about democracy over authoritarianism”.
Glorification of one leader and advocating one-party rule in preference to India’s diverse, multiparty federal structure are further indicators of the country’s gradual slide into authoritarianism.
His critics, however, saw him as a defender of authoritarianism and repressive development.
His opponents say the plan, which would give Netanyahu power over the appointment of judges, could weaken a system of checks and balances and push the country toward authoritarianism.
I am only pointing out the cementing and overt manifestation of authoritarianism in India’s political structure during the coalition era.
If Erdoğan wins, it could portend a further erosion of the remaining opposition in Turkish public life, especially given his past record of authoritarianism and vengefulness.
Instead, while the world slept, Chinese authoritarianism metastasized.
It’s called dictatorship and authoritarianism.
It was a display of tramadolised authoritarianism characteristic of most military rulers past and present all over the world.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a scholar of authoritarianism, tweeted this week that “prosecuting criminals protects society from further extremist violence.
That is the modernizing path he most wants for his people to silence Americans and Europeans who accuse him of brutal authoritarianism.
The discussions focused on the challenges faced by the Belarus people, civil society and media in the context of authoritarianism in Belarus and on the background of the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The man who led Slovakia out of near-authoritarianism returns.
The number of countries moving toward authoritarianism is more than double the number moving toward democracy, according to the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
The reason why, as diagnosed by Posen, is Xi’s plunge into authoritarianism.
Common combinations with authoritarianism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- authoritarianism and 21×
- of authoritarianism 17×
- and authoritarianism 12×
- authoritarianism is 7×
- into authoritarianism 7×
- to authoritarianism 5×
- the authoritarianism 5×
- toward authoritarianism 4×
- authoritarianism in 4×
- that authoritarianism 3×