authoritarian

Example Sentences

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“It also ignores the resilience of entrenched authoritarian systems like the Islamic Republic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

At military parades of authoritarian regimes, it’s not often a girl takes center stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

“Defiance” offers a prism on Syria’s authoritarian society before the 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war, and vivid snapshots of the devastation that the war unleashed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

What happened in South Korea, he adds, "shows that democratic erosion is not inevitable and that institutions can successfully constrain authoritarian ambitions... when institutional and societal actors are willing to act".

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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