noun🔗ShareA form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system."The strict rules and lack of student input in the school's decision-making process were signs of creeping authoritarianism. "politicsgovernmentstatedoctrinephilosophysocietylawhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
