In democracies, power derives from the consent of the governed, where citizens participate in decision-making through free and fair elections. This system emphasizes individual rights, accountability, and the rule of law, ensuring that leaders are answerable to the public. Unlike authoritarian regimes, where power is concentrated in a single leader or ruling party, democracies promote pluralism and the protection of diverse interests and opinions. Ultimately, the legitimacy of democratic power comes from the active engagement and participation of the populace.
authoritarian
Requiring strict obedience to an authority, such as a dictator .
despot, totalitarian, authoritarian, autocrat, dictator
Authoritarian
Dictators can make faster decisions than democracies.
In one person like a dictator. (requires strict obedience to an autority-dictator)
Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin were all authoritarian dictators and the military staff of Japan acted as a junta.
Such a person is called a Dictator or a Authoritarian ruler
a dictator Dictator is good. You could also call him or her an absolute monarch, an autocrat, an authoritarian figure, a totalitarian ruler.
In dictatorships, voluntarily or involuntarily, everyone is forced (compelled) to vote for the dictator and usually, the dictator is always the top candidate among one or two other candidates. The opposite is the case in presidential democracies i.e people are free to choose from a wide option of candidates.
Having a senate An elected "dictator" Athens was a Republic like the U.S.
Populist, nationalist, anti-leftist, right wing, fascist, authoritarian, dictator