authoritarian
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Authoritarian regimes always seem indomitable until they’re not.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Authoritarian turns can reverse themselves, and the V-Dem report finds that 10 other nations—including Bolivia, Brazil, and Poland—are turning back toward democracy after a period of decline.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
"Authoritarian leaders are always suspicious of even their inner circle, and because of that, they create mechanisms for monitoring them and ensuring loyalty," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
Authoritarian systems often exacerbate existing social and economic inequalities, which are direct drivers of health disparities.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025
But though this is not true of law in general it is a roughly true description of law in that particular stage of society which we may conveniently describe as the Authoritarian.
From Liberalism by Hobhouse, L. T. (Leonard Trelawny)
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