noun
US/əˌθɔːr.əˈter.i.ə.nɪ.zəm/
UK/ɔːˌθɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a system in which leaders demand full obedience and do not allow people to disagree
In context
Many people left the country because of the growing authoritarianism of its government.
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