authoritarianism, principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action. In government, authoritarianism denotes any political system that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small elite that is not constitutionally responsible to the body of the people.
Beside this, what does authoritarian mean in sociology?
Definition of Authoritarianism
(noun) A type of government that maintains near absolute control typically by force, showing little concern for public opinion, and governed by a single individual, group, or class.
Secondly, what is the synonym of authoritarianism?
In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for authoritarian, like: dictatorial, dictator, totalitarian, autocracy, tyrannical, oppressive, authoritarianism, despotic, dogmatic, domineering and over.