Example sentences for: authoritarianism

How can you use “authoritarianism” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Régis Debray, Che's comrade, wrote a memoir last year in which he warned against exactly that delusion--"the anti-authoritarian revolt of '68 taking this hardcore partisan of authoritarianism for its emblem."

  • Besides, the British have Paddington Bear and the Yanks created the stern Smokey (a suitable symbol of American authoritarianism).

  • Analysts consider Jiang a clumsy weakling compared with Deng, and are debating whether 1) he will continue Deng's reforms or return to authoritarianism and 2) he can consolidate power or will be outmaneuvered by rivals.

  • In the '70s, Kissinger downplayed ideological conflict with Soviet Communists in favor of soothed relations, just as Sino-apologists (including Kissinger) today ignore China's Communist authoritarianism, human rights violations, and suppression of democracy.

  • Indira Gandhi’s tendency toward tough authoritarianism was highlighted during the repressive state of emergency she declared in 1975, describing it as “disciplined democracy,” when she ordered mass arrests of opposition leaders who had charged her and her party with malpractice and corruption.


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