What is another word for authoritarianism?
Pronunciation:
[ ˌɔːθɔːɹɪtˈe͡əɹi͡ənˌɪzəm], [ ˌɔːθɔːɹɪtˈeəɹiənˌɪzəm], [ ˌɔː_θ_ɔː_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]
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Synonyms for Authoritarianism:
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- behaviourism ,
- over ,
- politics .
- one party system ,
- one party systems ,
- one-party systems ,
- oneparty system ,
- oneparty systems ,
- party governments .
- abruptness ,
- acerbity ,
- acuteness ,
- astringency ,
- austerity ,
- bleakness ,
- bluntness ,
- briskness ,
- brusqueness ,
- causticity ,
- chilliness ,
- coolness ,
- correctness ,
- crispness ,
- discipline ,
- dryness ,
- frostiness ,
- grimness ,
- gruffness ,
- harshness ,
- intensity ,
- keenness ,
- leanness ,
- matter-of-factness ,
- meticulousness ,
- oppressiveness ,
- preciseness ,
- rigorousness ,
- severity ,
- sharpness ,
- starkness ,
- sternness ,
- strictness ,
- stringency .
Other synonyms:
- Kaizen ,
- Parkinson's Law ,
- Speciesism ,
- atheism ,
- behaviorism ,
- conspiracy theory ,
- determinism ,
- dualism ,
- elitism ,
- empiricism ,
- fatalism ,
- functionalism ,
- materialism ,
- positivism ,
- relativism ,
- revisionism ,
- sod's law ,
- solipsism ,
- structuralism ,
- trickle-down theory .
- autocracy .
Other relevant words:
- abrasiveness ,
- absoluteness ,
- acrimony ,
- act of terrorism ,
- acuity ,
- alacrity ,
- all over ,
- arrogance ,
- asceticism ,
- asperity ,
- astringence ,
- austereness ,
- autarky ,
- avidity ,
- avidness ,
- badness ,
- bailiwick ,
- bareness ,
- beastliness ,
- behavioristic psychology ,
- behaviour ,
- bite ,
- bitterness ,
- brittleness ,
- burdensomeness ,
- capriciousness ,
- captivity ,
- check ,
- chroma ,
- clearcutness ,
- closeness ,
- coldness ,
- complete ,
- concluded ,
- condition ,
- conduct ,
- conquering ,
- conquest ,
- correct ,
- correction ,
- crispiness ,
- cruelness ,
- crushing ,
- curtailment ,
- curtness ,
- demeanor ,
- demeanour ,
- deportment ,
- desolation ,
- detachment ,
- dignity ,
- dispassion ,
- dispassionateness ,
- distinctness ,
- dogmatism ,
- doings ,
- domineeringness ,
- dullness ,
- eagerness ,
- edge ,
- empiricist philosophy ,
- ended ,
- exiguity ,
- fashion ,
- field ,
- field of study ,
- flightiness ,
- formidability ,
- frigidity ,
- ghastliness ,
- government ,
- gravitas ,
- gruesomeness ,
- hardness ,
- hardship ,
- haughtiness ,
- heaviness ,
- hoariness ,
- hoarseness ,
- huskiness ,
- iciness ,
- imperturbability ,
- imperturbableness ,
- inclemency ,
- individuality ,
- individuation ,
- inhibition ,
- inhuman treatment ,
- insularism ,
- insulation ,
- intensity level ,
- intensiveness ,
- jaundice ,
- laissez faire ,
- localism ,
- logical positivism ,
- loudness ,
- luridness ,
- manner ,
- mastery ,
- meagerness ,
- meagreness ,
- mercilessness ,
- meticulosity ,
- minginess ,
- modal value ,
- modality ,
- mood ,
- murphy's law ,
- musical mode ,
- myopia ,
- nakedness ,
- national socialism ,
- naziism ,
- nervelessness ,
- niggardliness ,
- nihilistic delusion ,
- nip ,
- nonindulgence ,
- o'er ,
- onerousness ,
- optic disc ,
- optic disk ,
- overbearingness ,
- parsimoniousness ,
- parsimony ,
- philistinism ,
- physicalism ,
- pitilessness ,
- political relation ,
- political science ,
- political sympathies ,
- poorness ,
- positiveness ,
- positivity ,
- precipitance ,
- precipitancy ,
- precipitateness ,
- precipitousness ,
- precision ,
- punctiliousness ,
- pungency ,
- puniness ,
- quackery ,
- quelling ,
- racial discrimination ,
- racialism ,
- raciness ,
- reign ,
- rightness ,
- rigor ,
- rigour ,
- rigourousness ,
- roughness ,
- ruggedness ,
- ruthlessness ,
- saturation ,
- scantiness ,
- scantness ,
- scratchiness ,
- scrupulousness ,
- sectionalism ,
- sensationalism ,
- severeness ,
- shortness ,
- shortsightedness ,
- slightness ,
- smartness ,
- sobriety ,
- sort out ,
- spareness ,
- stamina ,
- staying power ,
- steepness ,
- stiffness ,
- stifling ,
- stodginess ,
- strength ,
- structural anthropology ,
- structural linguistics ,
- structural sociology ,
- study ,
- style ,
- stypsis ,
- subject ,
- subject area ,
- subject field ,
- subjection ,
- suddenness ,
- supremacy ,
- tartness ,
- temper ,
- terminated ,
- terrorist act ,
- thinness ,
- thorniness ,
- tightfistedness ,
- tightness ,
- train ,
- triviality ,
- vividness ,
- volume ,
- waterlessness ,
- way ,
- whimsey ,
- whimsicality ,
- whimsy ,
- xerotes ,
- zealotry .
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How to use "Authoritarianism" in context?
Authoritarianism is a political ideology that upholds a hierarchical system of government. It is marked by a supreme authority figure who rules with absolute power, usually a dictator or a monarch. This system of government allows for little or no democracy and restricts individual freedoms. authoritarianism is often associated with dictatorships, with the state controlling all aspects of society and the citizens having very few rights.
Paraphrases for Authoritarianism:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
despotism, totalitarianism.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
authoritarian.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
authority, despotic, totalitarian, dictates.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
dictatorship, high-handedness.
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Noun, singular or mass
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