Authoritarianism describes a form of government characterized by an emphasis on the authority of the state in a republic or union. It is a political system controlled by nonelected rulers who usually permit some degree of individual freedom. [1]
'Highly concentrated and centralized power structures, ' in which political power is generated and maintained by a 'repressive system that excludes potential challengers' and uses political parties and mass organizations to 'mobilize people around the goals of the government'; [2]
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