authoritarian
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Fisk’s authoritarian tactics and campaign targeting vigilantes pushes Daredevil underground to try to assemble allies in order to bring the Kingpin down.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Until this year, only a film selected by an official national grouping could be entered -- a problem for any critical movie made in an authoritarian state.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
“It is an authoritarian regime, and it can claim that resisting economic pressure is a question of national pride,” said Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow and Iran expert at the Middle East Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Last month, a report from human rights campaign group Amnesty said the World Cup risked becoming "a stage for repression and a platform for authoritarian practices".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Levy Pants must become more militant and authoritarian in order to survive in the jungle of modem commercialism.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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