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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authoritarian way" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a method or approach that is characterized by the concentration of power and the enforcement of strict obedience to authority.
Example: "The government implemented policies in an authoritarian way, limiting the freedoms of its citizens."
Alternatives: "dictatorial manner" or "oppressive approach".
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That is the authoritarian way.
It was my authoritarian way of making decisions that created problems.
"My mother had a very authoritarian way of looking at the world.
Şirin began to criticize Erdoğan after he became Prime Minister, accusing him of running the Party in an authoritarian way.
This authoritarian way of handling teaching and learning comes to us in mysterious ways: it has no author.
The government dealt in an increasingly authoritarian way with an increasingly undemocratic opposition, deepening mistrust and resentment between both camps.
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But that can't mean giving Mr. Putin's authoritarian ways a pass.
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Religion was a holding framework which organised people, often in authoritarian ways, controlling their sexuality.
In 1995, he won re-election in a landslide, an affirmation of his authoritarian ways.
Her nostalgia for his authoritarian ways would be hard to believe were it not for two redeeming facts.
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