authoritarianism - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for authoritarianism ?

Here are the synonyms for authoritarianism , a list of similar words for authoritarianism from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Synonyms

• Caesarism
• Stalinism
• absolutism
• authoritarianism
• despotism
• dictatorship
• monocracy
• one-man rule
• shogunate
• totalitarianism
• tyranny

More generic

• autarchy
• autocracy

More specific

• police state

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