autocratic

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A 2006 Times investigation detailed how dozens of former associates and workers left the UFW because of what they described as Chavez’s increasingly autocratic ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

More than 157,000 police officers, backed by 100,000 soldiers and other security forces, will guard Thursday's vote -- the first since a mass uprising toppled the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina in 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Moreover, history suggests that foreign support has rarely been the determining factor in helping popular revolts topple autocratic leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

In 2002, Andrew had become patron of the British-Kazakh Society jointly with the country's autocratic president Nursultan Nazarbayev.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Within two years, there was no Soviet Empire to hide behind anymore or to prop up autocratic regimes in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman