Sentence examples for authoritarian tendency from inspiring English sources

The two intifadas bred a powerful grassroots movement, subverting the Middle East's usual authoritarian tendency.

More concretely, is it possible that Bernie Sanders in power could avoid the problems of really-existing populism such as its authoritarian tendency, mass clientelism, and democratic distortion?

When the 140 students with their own copies of the sheet dispersed into their social and physical human networks the challenge facing the authoritarian tendency was the same as trying to contain a contagious disease.

He said: "This policy smacks of the centralising, authoritarian tendency of the secretary of state, who increasingly wants to control the whole of the NHS from behind his desk in Whitehall".

But beneath the surface, there are potentially troubling sides to Hazare's movement: a developing personality cult, an authoritarian tendency and the essentially urban, middle-class nature of the phenomenon.

Though he bracketted it inside a robust attack on the home secretary David Blunkett's "authoritarian tendency" Mr Hughes stressed: "If offences are committed, the courts should ask this question first: is this a violent or non-violent offence?

Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.

[The Conservatives] do have authoritarian tendencies.

Some of its key leaders harbored unfortunate authoritarian tendencies.

He lashed out at Mr Maliki's authoritarian tendencies.

He is an erratic tactician with authoritarian tendencies.