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Discover LudwigThe phrase "autocratic bent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a tendency or inclination towards autocratic behavior or governance.
Example: "The leader's autocratic bent was evident in the way he dismissed any dissenting opinions during the meeting."
Alternatives: "authoritarian inclination" or "dictatorial tendency".
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An autocratic bent leads to grotesque blunders.
For the worrying thing about an AK third term is not that the party might draw on its roots by trying to "Islamise" the secular republic; it is that Mr Erdogan will indulge his autocratic bent.
In this "election" season, many remain shocked that a leading candidate for the presidency is a demagogue with a visible authoritarian side and what looks like an autocratic bent.
The authors berated the press for exaggerating Mr Putin's autocratic bent, and argued that on just about any measure Russia is now "a normal country", doing no worse than the average in the developing world.One of the things that developing countries take time to establish is a consensus about what they should be developing into.
As is always true when it comes to rulers with an autocratic bent, the question is: When will Trump's base get wise to his populist charade?
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Autocratic regimes with a demagogic bent are nearly always inefficient, because they cannot create and extend the network of delegated trust that is essential to making any organization work smoothly.
I was extremely autocratic.
"But he is autocratic.
Trump leans quite autocratic.
"Business is autocratic.
It is Autocratic".
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