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authoritarianism

 
Noun authoritarianism has 1 sense
  1. dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
    --1 is a kind of autocracy, autarchy
    --1 has particulars: police state
authoriative authoring authoring language authorisation authorise authorised authoriser authoritarian authoritarianism authoritate authoritative authoritatively authoritativeness authorite authorited authorities authoritiesclaim

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