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authoritarian governments
Dictatorships like Cuba and No. Korea are good examples.
Russia (The Soviet Union)
Authoritarian governments have permission to do whatever while the US government have limitations on what they are allowed to do and the citizens make most of the decisions.
In a totalitarian government, control and power over citizens are more extensive and intrusive compared to most authoritarian governments. Totalitarian regimes seek to dominate all aspects of society, including thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors, through extensive propaganda, surveillance, and repression. Authoritarian governments, on the other hand, may allow for some degree of individual freedom and autonomy, even though they still maintain significant control over political and social life.
By most accounts, there is no such thing as an authoritarian democracy, since, by definition, democracies and authoritarian regimes are dichotomous.
Historically, military coups have been the most frequent method of changing governments in many Latin American countries. This has often led to periods of political instability and authoritarian rule in the region.
I agree that most of the worlds governments are republics but for how many are democracies, I think only half of these countries are democracies. note: Sudan is a republic but it is mostly authoritarian. So was Egypt before the Arab Spring. Many African countries are republics but they are dominated by just one party.
Stern is a close synonym for authoritarian.
Stern would be the most similar to authoritarian.
Anarchy, authoritarian, totalitarian
The Culinary Institute of American and the French Culinary Institute are two of the most prestigious, and for any prestigious school, you are going to have a lot of competition for entrance.