[ noun ] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) <noun.group>
And Taipei could hardly continue authoritarianism after Seoul shed its military dictatorship.
But even the former communists show no sign of authoritarianism or crude nationalism.
Opponents accuse Kaunda of corruption, mismanagement, authoritarianism and nepotism.
I'm not in favor," Menem said in Rome this month during a Western European tour aimed at diminishing the "black legend" of Peronism as a party that tolerates violence and authoritarianism.
Roh, a former general like Chun, has pledged to an end to the long tradition of authoritarianism in South Korea.
Some suggested that this might foreshadow a tougher reaction to the Shanghai students, who displayed signs demanding "law, not authoritarianism."
Casson is right to detect incipient authoritarianism behind free market rhetoric. But another factor has surely been an excess of caution.
They responded that authoritarianism does not convince Americans.
The modified interpretation espoused here was denounced by critics as reflecting a new clerical authoritarianism.
They want improvement of the country, but not authoritarianism.
She has made a series of attacks on her husband's regime, accusing him of personal authoritarianism and neglect of the 'human factor' in the economic programme. 'There is too much emphasis on infrastructure,' Ms Higuchi said.
But that won't be easy. "There is something that compels our political leaders toward authoritarianism, and the potential for graft and corruption is difficult to resist," he said.
Balint Magyar, a representative of the Alliance of Free Democrats, said they advised Bush not to send "the kind of American help whereby we would have Western technology, but with Eastern authoritarianism" controlling it.
I do not scent incipient authoritarianism here, not yet.
Kang said his main concern is to wipe out "excessive authoritarianism" that marked the Chun government.
The three accused the Tsomet leader Mr Rafael Eitan of authoritarianism.