The phrase "authoritarian behavior" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe actions or conduct that are dictatorial or oppressive in nature, often in a political or social context.
Example: "The government's authoritarian behavior has led to widespread protests among the citizens who demand more freedom."
Alternatives: "oppressive conduct" or "dictatorial actions".
"He was worrying about authoritarian behavior," Ms. Goodwin said.
We are passionate opponents of all forms of authoritarian behavior by the federal government.
Whenever their bosses made a decision without convening a staff meeting, they tended to perceive this as authoritarian behavior.
Khrushchev's fall from power was inevitable, for his increasingly erratic and authoritarian behavior maddened his associates and disorganized the Communist apparatus.
Supposedly, the threat of evaluation and even humiliation recedes in peer relations because of the tendency for mutual identification and the social restraints on authoritarian behavior among equals.
A rift among the reformers who ousted Slobodan Milosevic deepened today when lawmakers from President Vojislav Kostunica's party stormed out of the Serbian Parliament and accused their rivals of authoritarian behavior.
The president is displaying increasingly unbalanced, dangerous and authoritarian behaviors.
When negotiating with the government, the organization often encounters authoritarian behaviors, indifference and clientelism (the practice of exchanging gifts and favors for support).
An example of authoritarian leadership behavior is "my supervisor always has the last say in the meeting"; benevolent leadership behavior: "my supervisor takes good care of my family members as well"; moral leadership behavior: "my supervisor does not use guanxi (personal relationships) or back-door practices to obtain illicit personal gains".
At the same time, they should avoid displaying authoritarian leadership behaviors, especially not to the young and educated Chinese employees represented by our sample.
Instead, this administration believes that offering high-level contacts and withholding criticism will improve an authoritarian regime's behavior.
