authoritarianism
ideology, attitude, or pattern of behavior that emphasizes authority, submission to its judgments or rules, and the expectation of such submission from others
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Summary
authoritarianism is a political ideology[1]. authoritarianism ranks in the top 3% of political ideology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,150 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: form of government[3], political system[4]
- Subclass of: autocracy[5]
- Part of: fascism[6], authoritarian socialism[7], Libertarian authoritarianism[8], right-wing authoritarianism[9]
- Commons category: Authoritarianism[10]
- Said to be the same as: Trumpism[11]
- Opposite of: anti-authoritarianism[12]
- Has part(s): oligarchy[13], totalitarianism[14]
- Has cause: authoritarian personality[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Authoritarianism[16]
- Main subject: authority[17]
- Described by source: Pax Leksikon[18], Red Blue Translator[19]
- Has effect: protest[20]
- Has characteristic: centralized government[21], political repression[22], social control[23]
- Different from: Autorytaryzm[24]
- Does not have part: direct election[25], indirect election[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- Does not have characteristic: pluralism[28], Political mobilization[29]
Why It Matters
authoritarianism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] authoritarianism is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]