authoritarian state
authoritarian regime

That's right, in the cold war we had authoritarian, democratic and Communist states.

Even in more authoritarian states public opinion could be a real force.

During the next eight years, he experienced the rigors of running a small business in an authoritarian state with a chaotic economy.

This was in the small nation of Moldova, which nevertheless remains an authoritarian state.

And it punctured any notion I had of a highly authoritarian state.

"Creation of a new nationalist authoritarian state not based on traditional principles or models"

A democratic Iraq would then serve as a model for its neighbors, almost all of which are authoritarian states.

At this point, Russia has become essentially an authoritarian state.

Russia is an authoritarian state with an increasingly aggressive foreign policy.

That idea is opposed by many conservatives and liberals as a step toward an authoritarian state.