authoritarian

Those words sounded then — and sound now — like an authoritarian gaffe.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I think their entire approach is about this openness and also a real, critical look at authoritarian regimes of the past and this whole era.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

By 2017, Russia was a kind of soft authoritarian regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But some participants welcomed the dialogue as a rare instance of open debate in a country accustomed to authoritarian rule.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

In 1959, a rebel force led by Fidel Castro had overthrown the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, an authoritarian leader supported by the United States and by the many American companies doing business on the island.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Thanks to Judge Charles Ouslander for his asylum ruling, which shows the U.S. can still be a beacon for liberty and a refuge for dissidents from the world’s cruel authoritarians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

"Of course, authoritarians don't like to be laughed at," he says.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

It's the Achilles heel of authoritarians throughout time.

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024

Stanley said history is full of examples of people not believing the rhetoric of authoritarians.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

We are not authoritarians, but we must be organizers.

From Violence and the Labor Movement by Robert Hunter