authoritarian state

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Definition

Noun: A political system or government characterized by the concentration of political power in a single authority or a small group, which is not accountable to the public or subject to meaningful constitutional limitations. Individual freedoms are typically subordinated to state authority.

Usage

This term is used to describe a country or governing system where power is centralized and unchecked by popular sovereignty. * The political scientist analyzed the transition from a democracy to an authoritarian state. * In an authoritarian state, control over the media and suppression of dissent are common. * The report criticized the regime for establishing an authoritarian state.

Advanced Usage
  • "slide into an authoritarian state": Describes a gradual process of a country becoming authoritarian.
    • Many citizens feared the new laws would cause the nation to slide into an authoritarian state.
  • "trappings of an authoritarian state": Refers to the outward symbols or mechanisms of such control.
    • The propaganda, surveillance, and personality cult were the classic trappings of an authoritarian state.
Variants and Related Words
  • Authoritarianism (n): The principle or practice of enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
    • The rise of authoritarianism in the region was a cause for global concern.
  • Authoritarian (adj/n): (Adj.) Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority. (N.) A person who favors such a system.
    • The leader's authoritarian policies sparked protests.
    • He was described as a ruthless authoritarian.
Synonyms
  • Dictatorship: A form of government with absolute power held by a single leader or a small group.
  • Totalitarian state: A more extreme form of authoritarianism that seeks to control all aspects of public and private life.
  • Autocracy: A system of government by one person with absolute power.
Antonyms
  • Democracy: A system of government where power is vested in the people, exercised through elected representatives.
  • Republic: A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
  • Pluralist state: A state where multiple groups and interests participate in the political process.
Noun
  1. a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people

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