authoritarian regime
5
7.4
- noun
- /ˌɔːθəˈrɪtɛriən rɪˈɡeɪm/
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régimen autoritario
- In many countries, an authoritarian regime restricts freedom of speech and suppresses dissent.
- support authoritarian regimes
- bureaucratic authoritarian regimes
- collapse of an authoritarian regime
Yeah, sometimes standing up to an authoritarian regime is difficult because you don't know.
- Yeah, sometimes standing up to an authoritarian regime is difficult because you don't know.
- About half the world is under authoritarian regimes.
- That is the epicenter of this propaganda in this authoritarian regime.
- They want an authoritarian regime, they want to consolidate power behind one leader.
- It was the first country to rise in protest successfully against an authoritarian regime in the region.
- I mean, it's quite easy to kind of for democracy to disintegrate into some kind of authoritarian regime.
- And all of regimes, authoritarian regimes have messengers like her.
- I mean, under authoritarian regimes, if you hold a different view, you know, off to the gulag, you're not your, your views are, are delegitimized.
Examples
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The United States cannot eradicate Islamist radicalism through unconditional support for authoritarian regimes.
Academic text (2008) -
The worry is, does this work if an authoritarian regime is running it?
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To what extent can an authoritarian regime legitimate its presence and its projects?
Academic text (1991) -
In other words, an authoritarian regime is desirable if it can produce political stability.
Academic text (1993) -
Gray cannot consistently argue that an authoritarian regime knows what is best for all its subjects.
Academic text (1999) -
First, its advocates simply assume that an authoritarian regime can foster economic development.
Academic text (1993) -
It was the first country to rise in protest successfully against an authoritarian regime in the region.
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Indeed, this is why the programs were such a source of irritation to the authoritarian regimes.
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They want an authoritarian regime, they want to consolidate power behind one leader.
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The Albanian people suffered under a ruthless authoritarian regime in a system that was extremely dehumanizing.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
535
6.1
A government that rules a country, often not democratic and strict
157
4.8
A government where one person or a small group has all power and does not allow political opposition
109
6.7
One person or a small group rules a country cruelly
30
7.5
A country where the government uses strict police control and spying to limit people's freedoms
18
8.1
A group of military officers who take control of a country by force
17
8.9
A small group of people who have most power in a country or organization
11
8.7
A system where one person or small group has almost all political power
7
9.6
A government where one person or group has all power and rules cruelly
5
8.2
A government in which one person has all power
3
8.1
A system where one ruler has complete power
1
7.6
A country ruled by leaders who tightly control people's lives and freedoms
1
8.2
A government where one person has all power and others cannot oppose them
A government where one person has all power over the country and no limits
A government where one person has all the power and decides everything
Antonyms
78
5.8
A political belief that values individual freedom, equal rights, limited government, free markets, and social progress
How Authoritarian
- Formal
6
8.3
157
4.8
5
7.4
782
1.6
78
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'authoritarian' describes strict, unaccountable control and 'regime' denotes a governing system, so together they plainly mean a government concentrating power in an unaccountable leader or elite. This modifier + noun combination follows regular semantic composition and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Authoritarian regime comes from two parts: authoritarian (from 'authority', meaning a strong ruler) and regime (meaning 'rule' or a way of governing). Imagine one leader or a small group standing over everyone, making all the decisions and not listening to the people. That's why it means a government where power is held by a leader or small elite who are 'not accountable' to the public.