Illiberalism vs Authoritarianism - What's the difference?
illiberalism | authoritarianism |
The principle, state or quality of being illiberal.
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A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
As nouns the difference between illiberalism and authoritarianism
is that illiberalism is the principle, state or quality of being illiberal while authoritarianism is a form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.illiberalism
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