authoritarian

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Countries that move from authoritarian to democratic rule are said to be in “transition to democracy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

When policies fail and public support craters, authoritarian regimes inevitably seek a scapegoat.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

Early farming villages worldwide were much less authoritarian places than later societies.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann