autocracy

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Critics say the plan would irreparably weaken Israel’s system of checks and balances and lead the country toward autocracy.

From Seattle Times

Locking up former leaders on specious, politically driven charges may be common in the world’s autocracies, but some of the most advanced democracies have not shied away from putting their leaders on trial for crimes.

From New York Times

Biden frequently speaks of the U.S. and like-minded allies being at a critical moment in which democracies need to demonstrate they can out-deliver autocracies.

From Seattle Times

But Mr. Biden’s claim that autocracies have grown weaker faces a stark reality in some nations.

From New York Times

The overhaul would make Israel “more like elected autocracies” including Hungary and Turkey, Thomas Friedman argues in Times Opinion.

From New York Times