authoritarian leader
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authoritarian
adjective
uk/ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/us/əˌθɔːr.əˈter.i.ən/
demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as ...
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leader
noun[C]
uk/ˈliː.dər/us/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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He is a stern andauthoritarianleaderwho commands a lot of respect from his subordinates and superiors.
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This shows he was anauthoritarianleaderdue to his motivation and direct contribution to how it was going to be accomplished.
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There are also reasons to expect that authoritarian leaders are not completely insulated from society.
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It can be inferred that, without open media, authoritarian leaders may be able to stay in power after backing down or losing wars.
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So, periods of greatest 'democracy' are good for organized, authoritarian leaders to impose themselves over even elected representatives of the people.
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In each case, authoritarian leaders attempted to use the state to reshape its relationship with the economy and society, mostly with unforeseen consequences.
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To keep main emphasis on the distinction of theauthoritarianleaderand their followers, these types of leaders make sure to only create a distinct professional relationship.
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A third argument is that globalization reduces the incentives of the authoritarian leaders to cling to power.
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This finding flies in the face of claims by authoritarian leaders that democracy is a risky recipe for social division.
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Theauthoritarianleader, and his approved circle, if not directly writing about a subject themselves, were the only ones who could designate, approve, and sanction writers as acceptable authorities.
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In addition to the emphasis some authoritarian leaders have placed on education, authoritarians may possess the capacity to bring an entire society's resources to bear on the problem.
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Hence, some authoritarian leaders encourage corrupt practices as a reward mechanism.
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If we applied that equally to all authoritarian leaders across the world, we would start moving towards what one could call an ethical foreign policy.
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Firstly, we must learn that relying on authoritarian leaders or imposing our model of life is wrong.
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In the minds of authoritarian leaders, people who are left to work autonomously will ultimately be unproductive.
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He did extensive research on authoritarianism, identifying the psychological makeup of authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders.
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In fear of followers being unproductive, authoritarian leaders keep close supervision and feel this is necessary in order for anything to be done.
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