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  2. Authoritarianism - Wikipedia

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    Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.

  3. The Political Compass - Wikipedia

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    The other axis (authoritarian–libertarian) measures one's political opinions in a social sense, regarding the amount of personal freedom that one would allow. Libertarianism is defined as the belief that personal freedom should be maximised, while authoritarianism is defined as the belief that authority should be obeyed.

  4. Military junta - Wikipedia

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    A military junta (/ ˈ h ʊ n t ə, ˈ dʒ ʌ n t ə / ⓘ) is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. [1]

  5. Opinion - The Republicans’ plan to redefine US citizenship is ...

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    The power of authoritarianism rests in creating ambiguity in otherwise simple and collectively understood legal ideas, and then using that ambiguity to undermine the law’s original intent.

  6. Column: In 2024, it's an election between authoritarianism ...

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    Column: In 2024, it's an election between authoritarianism and the uncommitted. Anita Chabria. March 6, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Trump supporters and vaccine opponents protest in front of L.A. City Hall ...

  7. Illiberal democracy - Wikipedia

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    This is because illiberal democracies can rise from both consolidated liberal democracies and authoritarian states. Zakaria initially wrote his paper using the term illiberal democracy interchangeably with pseudo-autocracies but today they are used to describe countries that are potentially democratically backsliding as well.

  8. Opinion: Authoritarianism and hatred are no match for a ... - AOL

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    Kamala Harris' campaign of joy and optimism is on the right track. Pro-democracy movements in Poland, Turkey and the U.S. have been buoyed by compassion and care.

  9. Benevolent dictatorship - Wikipedia

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    A benevolent dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state but is perceived to do so with regard for the benefit of the population as a whole.