authoritarianism
Meaning of authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
Information about authoritarianism
- It is a name.
- The plural form of authoritarianism is: authoritarianisms.
- Languages in which authoritarianism is used:
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Hyphenation of authoritarianism
au-thor-i-tar-i-an-ism
- It consists of 7 syllables and 16 chars.
- authoritarianism is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
authoritarianism synonyms
Meaning dictatorship:
dictatorship, absolutism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
Translation of authoritarianism
- French: autoritarisme, despotisme
- Spanish: autoritarismo, dictadura, tiranía, despotismo
- Italian: autoritarismo, dispotismo
- Portuguese: despotismo
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