Authoritarian Project

What is Authoritarian?

"of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people" (Dictionary.com)
"principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action" (Encyclopedia Britannica)
"form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedom" (Wikipedia)
"demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish"(Cambridge Dictionary)
"social system based on submission to authority" (Chegg Study)

Authoritarian in the real world

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, authoritarian is the "principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action." Several countries following the making of a authoritarian government by choose to call their government something else. Uzbekistan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan all have the makings of a authoritarian government. Uzbekistan, otherwise known as The Republic of Uzbekistan, who's President is named "Shavkat Mirziyoyev". Mirziyoyev holds all the power over the state and government which means that Uzbekistan follows the steps of a Authoritarian government. Syria has the same set up just like Uzbekistan except even though the president has most of the power, a capital head, and a prime minister still hold power over things. Turkmenistan is another example of authoritarian in the real world. Turkmenistan is ran by a single man named "Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, he is head of the state, and government". Kazakhstan who is ran President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Nazarbayev holds the power over everything, he decides who sits over him and anything major that needs to happen.

Works Cited

“Government of Kazakhstan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Feb. 2018, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Kazakhstan. Accessed 4 Apr. 2018.

“Government of Uzbekistan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Jun. 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Uzbekistan. Accessed 4 Apr. 2017.

“Politics of Syria.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Mar. 2018, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Syria. Accessed 4 Apr 2018.

“Politics of Turkmenistan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Mar. 2018, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Turkmenistan. Accessed 4 Apr 2018.

Authoritarian in a fictional world

In today's world, books and even movies are becoming wildly popular. The author's and producers of the books and movies can make a plot of out anything. Now, it some of these government plays a role in them, more specifically authoritarian. Authoritarian is present in many books. For example, it is present in George Orwell's book titled "1984". In Orwell's book, it talks about the life of two people who have to live under the control of "Big Brother" even though they hate it and want to rebel against it. In the book, "1984", Big Brother represents the authoritarian government. Authoritarian can also be present in movies now a days. For example, it is present in "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe". During the movie, the ruler of Narnia, who is called "The White Witch", makes winter live one forever but never lets in become Christmas, and makes all society members follow her rules for fear that they we be imprisoned. The White Witch in "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe", represents the authoritarian government.

Annotated Bibliography

“Authoritarian”

“Authoritarian.” Dictionary. Dictionary, http://www.dictionary.com/browse/authoritarian. Accessed 3 Apr 2018.

Dictionary.com is known for offering many different definitions of any certain word, and authoritarian is no different. The dictionary provides three definitions for authoritarian, which are; favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom, of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people, and exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others. The dictionary is one of the most reliable sources that the public has access to. The dictionary will not be biased based of the process that it must go through in order to get published, with that being said it may still be possible to be biased but most of the time will not be slanted.

“Authoritarian.” Wikipedia, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism. Accessed 3 Apr 2018.

Wikipedia defines authoritarianism as a form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedom. Their definition is very similar to the other definitions that I have found. It links authoritarianism to totalitarianism and dictatorship. Based on what I can see, I do not believe that Wikipedia is slanted.

Chegg Partners. “Chegg.com.” Definition of Authoritarianism, www.chegg.com/homework-help/definitions/authoritarianism-53. Accessed 3 Apr 2018.

Chegg is a textbook company similar to McGraw-Hill and many others, and it also helps many students with homework and online tutors. Chegg defines authoritarianism as a social system based on submission to authority. Based on the other definitions that I have found, this definition is similar to all the others. From what I have seen Chegg does not appear to be slanted.

“Definition of ‘Authoritarian’.” Authoritarian Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/authoritarian. Accessed 3 Apr 2018.

Cambridge Dictionary is ran by the Cambridge University Press. It defines authoritarian as demanding that people obey completely and reusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish. While the wording of this definition is different than the others, the meaning is still the same. Based on the article that I viewed on this website, there are not any ads to provide evidence of whether it is slanted, but since it is ran by a university and is a dictionary, I am going to say that it is not slanted.

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Authoritarianism.” Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/authoritarianism. Accessed 3 Apr 2018.

Encyclopedia Britannica defines authoritarianism as a principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action. The encyclopedia is a reliable source because it is just a bunch of books, containing information on any given subject. The encyclopedia is not slanted otherwise meaning that it is neutral.

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