Authoritarian

A government with an emphasis on strict obedience that limits freedom.

Autocracy

A government led by one person with absolute power.

Corruption

The use of public power for private gain.

Illiberal

Restricting freedom of thought and behavior.

Kleptocracy

A government in which power is used to steal national resources.

Personalist

A type of rule in which one individual holds enormous power and follows their own interests when determining policy.

Populist

A strain of political thought that champions the needs of the common people.

Propaganda

Information, especially misinformation, spread in order to sway one to a certain opinion.

Repression

The act of subduing something by force.

Strongman

A leader who uses power and charisma to rule by force.

Virility

The masculine quality of strength and sexual potency.