Definition
A system of government or social organization where authority and power are concentrated in the hands of a single leader or small group, with little individual freedom.
Etymology
From 'authoritarian' (from 'authority' + '-arian') plus '-ism' (Greek origin, indicating a system or ideology). The term became common in 20th-century political science to describe non-democratic systems.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, authoritarianism exists across the political spectrum—communist and fascist regimes can both be authoritarian, which confuses people who think authoritarianism is inherently tied to one ideology when it's actually about how power is structured.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አውቶሪታሪዝም
ah-oo-toh-ree-tah-REE-zm
ARالعربية
سلطوية
sulṭawiyyah
BNবাংলা
কর্তৃত্ববাদ
kortṛtobād
CACatalà
autoritarisme
ah-toh-ree-tah-REES-muh
CSČeština
autoritářství
ah-toh-ree-tah-reh-stvee
DADansk
autoritær
ah-toh-ree-tah-reh
DEDeutsch
Autoritarismus
ah-toh-ree-tah-REE-zmooz
ELΕλληνικά
αυταρχισμός
af-tah-reh-kee-zmohs
ESEspañol
autoritarismo
ah-toh-ree-tah-REE-zmoh
FAفارسی
استبدادی
estebdādī
FISuomi
valtaan perustuva
vahl-tahn peh-roo-stoo-vah
FRFrançais
autoritarisme
ah-toh-ree-tah-REES-muh
HAHA
mulkin mai karfi
mool-keen mah-ee kah-rfee
HEעברית
אוטוריטריות
oh-toh-ree-tah-REE-yot
HIहिन्दी
अधिनायकवाद
adhinaayakvaad
HUMagyar
autoriter
ah-toh-ree-teh-reh
IDBahasa Indonesia
otoritarianisme
oh-toh-ree-tah-REE-ah-niz-muh
IGIG
ụdị ọchịchị
oo-dee oh-chee-chee
ITItaliano
autoritarismo
ah-toh-ree-tah-REE-zmoh
KKKK
авторитаризм
ahv-toh-ree-tah-REE-zm
KMKM
របបផ្តាច់ការ
robak phteah ka
MRMR
अधिकारवाद
adhikāravād
MSBahasa Melayu
otoritarianisme
oh-toh-ree-tah-REE-ah-niz-muh
MYမြန်မာ
အာဏာရှင်စနစ်
ah-nah-shin-sane
NLNederlands
autoritarisme
ah-toh-ree-tah-REES-muh
NONorsk
autoritær
ah-toh-ree-tah-reh
PAPA
ਅਧਿਕਾਰਵਾਦ
adhikārvād
PLPolski
autorytaryzm
ah-toh-ree-tah-REES-m
PTPortuguês
autoritarismo
ah-toh-ree-tah-REE-zmoh
RORomână
autoritarism
ah-toh-ree-tah-REES-m
RUРусский
авторитаризм
ahv-toh-ree-tah-REE-zm
SVSvenska
auktoritärt
ah-toh-ree-tah-reht
SWKiswahili
udikteta
oo-dee-keh-tah
TAதமிழ்
ஆட்சியாளர் கோட்பாடு
āṭciyāḷar kōṭpāṭu
TEతెలుగు
అధికారవాదం
adhikāravādaṁ
THไทย
ลัทธิเผด็จการ
lat phiad kan
TLTL
otoritarianismo
oh-toh-ree-tah-REE-ah-niz-moh
TRTürkçe
otoriterlik
oh-toh-ree-teh-reh-leek
UKУкраїнська
авторитаризм
ahv-toh-ree-tah-REE-zm
URاردو
اختیاری ازم
ikhtiyārī azm
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa quyền uy
chu nghia quan uy
YOYO
ìjọba àwọn olórí
ee-joh-bah ah-woh-n oh-loh-ree
ZH中文
权威主义
quán wēi zhǔ yì
ZUZU
ubungane
oo-boon-gah-neh