autocratic government
collocation in Englishmeaningsofautocraticandgovernment
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autocratic
adjective
uk/ˌɔː.təˈkræt.ɪk/us/ˌɑː.t̬əˈkræt̬.ɪk/
demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone ...
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government
noun
uk/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/us/ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
the group of people who officially control ...
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(Definition ofautocraticandgovernmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He argues that, in the early times anautocraticgovernmentcommitted to economic development had a 'minimalist' approach to social policy.
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No one's revisionism has gone so far as to suggest thatautocraticgovernmentwas efficient or even competent.
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Internal factors, includingautocraticgovernmentand internal mismanagement, play a significant part.
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If there are concentrations of power at the centre, there is always the temptation toautocraticgovernment.
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We believe that democracy and democratic government are best; but this isautocraticgovernment.
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In the dictatorships and the countries ofautocraticgovernmentthe prisons are a dark and impenetratable area.
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There you have the most elementary form ofautocraticgovernment.
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You cannot have representative government at the same time asautocraticgovernment; you must take your choice between one or the other.
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It isautocraticgovernmentthat creates a bad police, and not a bad police that creates anautocraticgovernment.
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The third criticism, that we "pass the buck," again illustrates this difference between democratic andautocraticgovernment.
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But, above all, its reputation has been damaged by a corrupt andautocraticgovernment.
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While there may be some compensation for a highly efficientautocraticgovernment, there are also very great disadvantages.
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That meant to him that they valued communal effort and requiredautocraticgovernment.
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It is usually an instrument used by autocratic governments.
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This is a country that achieved independence in 1971, but has suffered for 20 years under autocratic governments, which have very often been of a military nature.
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Blackstone warned of the danger of autocratic governments and superior persons gradually sapping and undermining the jury system.
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