Spanish Conversation · Level 150
30 words
Spanish word
autoritarismo
Pronunciation
IPA/autoɾitaˈɾismo/
Meaning
- masculine nounauthoritarianism
Example
El autoritarismo preocupa a mucha gente.
Authoritarianism worries many people.
More examples
La lucha contra el autoritarismo necesita participación ciudadana.
The struggle against authoritarianism needs citizen participation.
Core concept
Concentrated authority that enforces strict obedience and limits civil liberties.
Common phrases
lucha contra autoritarismo
struggle against authoritarianism
aumento del autoritarismo
rise of authoritarianism
Similar words
dictadura: Regime that rules by decree, concentrates power, and curtails citizens' political freedoms.
autocracia: Arrangement in which one person or a small elite decides without meaningful consultation.
totalitarismo: Total state control over society and institutions, eliminating most private autonomy.
despotismo: Single-ruler domination characterized by arbitrary, repressive decisions and ignored rights.
Definition in Spanish
Actitud social o política que favorece imponer órdenes y reducir el espacio para el debate y las libertades.
Word origin
The noun comes from autoritario plus the suffix -ismo and ultimately from Spanish autoridad, which derives from Latin auctoritas meaning 'authority'.
Usage tips
- When describing a person, Spanish speakers often soften the judgment with phrases like tiene rasgos autoritarios or muestra rasgos autoritarios instead of saying es autoritario.
Opposites
- democraciademocracynoun
- libertadlibertynoun
Related words
- autoritarioauthoritarianadjective
- autoritariamentein an authoritarian wayadverb