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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries威权主义
Pronunciation / Transliteration: wēiquán zhǔyì
"历史证明威权主义无法长久维持。"
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The enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom, often characterized by a lack of democratic processes.
"The country's gradual shift from a democracy to authoritarianism alarmed the international community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'authoritarian' (from French 'autoritaire', ultimately from Latin 'auctoritas') + '-ism' (suffix denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "authoritarianism" is said worldwide
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autoritarisme
Transliteration: autoritarisme
"La montée de l'autoritarisme menace les libertés publiques."
Authoritarismus
Transliteration: Authoritarismus
"Der Aufstieg des Authoritarismus bereitet vielen Historikern Sorgen."
autoritarismo
Transliteration: autoritarismo
"L'autoritarismo limita fortemente la libertà di espressione."
autoritarismo
Transliteration: autoritarismo
"El régimen cayó debido al rechazo popular al autoritarismo."
autoritarismo
Transliteration: autoritarismo
"O autoritarismo suprime a oposição política no país."
सत्तावाद
Transliteration: sattavaad
"समाज में सत्तावाद के खिलाफ आवाज उठानी चाहिए।"
威权主义
Transliteration: wēiquán zhǔyì
"历史证明威权主义无法长久维持。"
권위주의
Transliteration: gwonwijuui
"그 국가는 권위주의에서 벗어나 민주주의를 이룩했습니다."
権威主義
Transliteration: ken'i shugi
"権威主義の台頭は世界的な懸念事項である。"
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