Sentence examples for authoritarian act from inspiring English sources

Opposition politicians attacked the moves as an authoritarian act by a tottering government that may be planning to confiscate accounts to pay its bills.

But the former Tory minister, David Davis, said: "Restricting free speech, and forcing those who hold views inimical to our own out of public debate and into the shadows, is an authoritarian act that will only serve to further alienate those who are susceptible to extremist views".

"And all those groups using violence, claiming that they belong to the anarchist field - a fact I personally do not believe in, because I believe that the use of violence is the most authoritarian act one can exercise - those groups too, will be facing the legal repercussions".

That's the kind of authoritarian act that should give everyone pause for the precedent it sets.

Böhmermann's vituperative poem against Erdoğan -- who in recent years has limited Turkish press freedom, implemented Internet censorship and violently broken up demonstrations, among his other authoritarian acts -- properly and rightfully targeted exactly the sort of leader any satirist should attack.

(The regime was so oppressive that a line like "I wonder how many times you had sex," from "I Wonder," read as an anti-authoritarian act).

Frequently a child was treated indulgently by lineal or clan relatives, who taught him ordinary life skills such as hunting (for boys) or agriculture (for girls), while nonlineal relatives were more authoritarian and acted as spiritual mentors.

This story echoes the 1930s, which witnessed the waning authority of great-power alliances and a new willingness by authoritarian regimes to act with terrifying impunity.

They said they wanted to collaborate in decisions about their care but felt they couldn't because doctors often acted authoritarian, rather than authoritative.

But authoritarian surveillance states also act as misers, preventing any information about themselves from being released.

The intervention's lack of permanence is critical, for, in Muntadas's view, a permanent structure is an imposition, an act of authoritarian intent.