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.