authoritarian rule
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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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rule
noun
uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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The same is true ofauthoritarianrule.
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Yet they were ambivalent toward civilianauthoritarianrule.
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Authoritarianruleworks and democracy is a corrupt farce.
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All the findings indicate that not every form ofauthoritarianruleis rejected.
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It was this sort of legalism that liberals brought to the exercise ofauthoritarianrule.
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By the early 1970s, enclaves had exitedauthoritarianrulevia different paths.
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Violence, both symbolic and material, is also characteristic ofauthoritarianrule.
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This provides additional ground for the institutionalist assumption that 'policy creates politics', even under anauthoritarianrule.
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Patronclient relationships andauthoritarianruleforce individuals to socialize, demonstrate loyalty, make contacts and participate in society.
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In addition, the size of the social base of an authoritarian regime may vary among subtypes ofauthoritarianrule.
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However, the comprehensive hegemonic ambition andauthoritarianruleof colonialism circumscribed political rights and left little space for autonomous action.
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Reforms in these areas were implemented gradually underauthoritarianruleand intensified under democratic regimes from the late 1980s.
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The higher the priority of economic development over democratization, the greater is the sense of nostalgia forauthoritarianrule.
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Because of this siege mentality, harsh policies and evenauthoritarianrulewere accepted as a necessary way of life.
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How much did they feel the political system should be democratized while they lived underauthoritarianrule(1980-88)?
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In 1980 all three of these legislatures were less than seven years removed from a period ofauthoritarianrule.
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I assume that underauthoritarianrulethe president and his bureaucracy typically share common goals and priorities.
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During the same period, only one-tenth or less of their mass publics has expressed the desire to welcome backauthoritarianrule.
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Continued openlyauthoritarianrule, or authoritarian reversal, could not have seemed a viable option in the 1990s for countries so dependent on external aid.
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This war of position for a popular, pluralistic, and participatory nationalism was lost as the military gradually tightened itsauthoritarianrulethrough the 1950s.
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They should also note that the current malpractices of democratic governance are in part a response to the legacies of militaryauthoritarianrule.
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More importantly, he stresses that these are the fundamental differences from other variants ofauthoritarianrulethat did not experience these tensions during the period.
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