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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authoritarian brutality" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe harsh and oppressive actions taken by an authoritarian regime or government.
Example: "The report highlighted the extent of authoritarian brutality in the region, detailing the human rights violations committed against dissenters."
Alternatives: "oppressive violence" or "tyrannical cruelty".
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The elitist and authoritarian brutality of the Chinese Communist party (CCP) under Mao was greatly informed by material conditions in China at the time, but the authoritarianism of state policy under Mao was also deeply conditioned by the nature, and lasting effects, of its guerrilla strategy.
For many Chileans who say they came to Washington for sanctuary after being imprisoned and tortured under the Government of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Mr. Rojas's death represents a sorrowful passage, a transfer to their children of the risk and burden of opposing authoritarian brutality in their homeland.
The actors on the ground are being forced to choose between the extremism of ISIS or authoritarian brutality of the Assad Regime.
If Freyne's goal was to reflect the mood of the times then he's done a stellar job: The Cured depicts a fractious and fearful world where the powerless are treated with authoritarian brutality, and social turbulence has given rise to tub-thumping demagogues.
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And the governor, then, is an authoritarian who uses brutality and fear to control his community.
When you are facing state brutality, widespread corruption and an authoritarian system that thrives on fear, it is easy to feel that way.
When I was old enough to study the Cultural Revolution and the Tiananmen massacre, periods in Chinese history when the authoritarian government subjected its citizenry to inexpressible brutality, I would wonder about everything I knew, or thought I had known.
As news of his death spread, the city's streets filled with mourners and protesters shouting anti-government slogans in a massive outpouring of grief and rage against police brutality and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian government.
As news of the boy's death spread, the city's streets filled with mourners and protesters shouting anti-government slogans in a massive outpouring of grief and rage against police brutality and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian government.
Look back in history, or even to the present, and you will find women used strategically to help soften the brutality of men who are dictators and authoritarians.
"At a time when it was expected to take further steps, the government revealed its harsh and authoritarian face to the public," Mr Demirtas said of police brutality towards protesters.
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