Conceptualizing Politics: An Introduction to Political Philosophy
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democratic vs. authoritarian regime – or democracy and autocracy
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authoritarianism, from which it is not easy to draw a generally accepted definition
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a strong central power
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erosion of the rule of law
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totalitarianism in as much as this regime, based on one-party rule
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For an authoritarian, and to a lesser extent, a totalitarian regime, further connotations such as dictatorship, tyranny and despotism are used.There is no universally accepted differentiation between these terms