Sentences with word «autocratic»

The churches» internal architecture is like that of autocratic governments.

«In autocratic governments, economic decisions are made by a central authority» - It is the only way a democratic government can function.

Moreover, 64 countries did poorly in constraining government powers — which reaffirms the rising tide of autocratic regimes across the globe.»

«What's much more likely is that the first Prism reactors will be built in a country that has a more autocratic style of government — like Russia or China or something like that.

Both faiths share same similarities, they were founded by autocratic leaders who used force and coercion to enlist new members, they both privilege powerful people and clergy, they don't accept dissent nor have room for religious discernment, etc..

This blog explores the role of soccer at a time of transition of the Middle East from autocratic rule to a more open society.

He points out that even in autocratic systems, collective leaderships tend to fare better than single person dictatorships.

Pinker wrote that some readers will be surprised to learn that «since the end of the Cold War in 1989, organized conflicts of all kinds — civil wars, genocides, repression by autocratic governments, and terrorist attacks — have declined throughout the world.»

STEP provides skills training for parents dealing with frequently encountered challenges with their children that often result from autocratic parenting styles.

«The «feel good» language about mutually beneficial cooperation is intended to benefit autocratic states at the expense of people whose human rights and fundamental freedoms we are all obligated as states to respect,» Mack said.

Conclusion: It is important for children to develop personality normally if the father doesn't choose autocratic parent style.

Documents obtained by the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley show the US channeled funding... [that]... vigorously supported activists and politicians who have fomented unrest in Egypt, after autocratic president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in February 2011.

For this Wenger must take a large share of the blame, for his increasingly autocratic management style has bred a group of mentally weak clones, supremely talented but insecure.

But even those who don't share Greenblatt's political perspective should find his well - informed survey of the making and unmaking of autocratic rulers to be instructive and entertaining.

This short version consisted of 6 items describing autocratic leadership (e.g., «The instructor decides alone what to do regarding the organization and operation of the school») and 5 items describing democratic leadership teaching style (e.g., «The instructor allows students to set their own goals») only two of the five dimensions were used.

As other industries, i.e. those related to technology, look to raise productivity by raising the quality of life of their employees, it may be time for industries traditionally ruled by iron fists to reconsider whether they are likely to attract the best talent with the old autocratic approach now demonized rather than admired in film.

Known as «the czar» during his long and autocratic reign as Republican boss, Savago was widely feared.

Post-doctoral positions are generally the easiest jobs to locate as a couple because post-doctoral advisors enjoy relatively autocratic powers for filling positions.

Foreign affairs committee chair Richard Ottaway told politics.co.uk earlier this month: «There are still a number of nations in the world who are very hesitant about the policy of intervention - they tend to be the more autocratic regimes like China and Russia.

These studies all show that climate change can exacerbate major political changes given certain social conditions, including a predominance of subsistence producers, conflict over territory, and autocratic systems of government with limited power in peripheral regions.

In recent weeks, the president's signature campaign against official corruption appears to have spilled into something more significant and potentially destabilising for the increasingly autocratic regime.

«It's a very autocratic leader - driven process that stifles legislators from exercising their individual authority to affect legislative change.»

There is a widening gap between individuals who have benefited from the policies of governments and those who have seen little relief, and that gap is particularly wide in autocratic countries where people have inadequate ability to change those policies or to voice their political opposition.

On the negative side, people who work for autocratic managers often feel as though their contributions are not valued by the organization and decisions often don't consider how it will affect employees other than the manager.

«What [the mayor] did is what he often does, which is to make autocratic decisions,» Donahue said.

As much an inquiry into the mechanics of how autocratic regimes work as it is a search for the truth about one citizen's tragic end in its clutches.

Delegates told me they worried the party is too autocratic, and when I asked a senior party official what he made of Saturday's policy debates, he said, «I haven't really been paying attention.»

I realise that Chechnya, as Kadyrov's private fiefdom, is far worse than the rest of Russia but even with that in mind Russia's backslide into autocratic thuggery under Putin should be condemned for what it is.

Teachers were subject to the whims of often autocratic principals and could be fired for joining a union.

As part of accelerating change, principals needed to exert a certain autocratic authority (the duty to comply with ministerial decrees requiring inclusive practices) along with an appropriate level of staff involvement (in making pedagogical and curricular adjustments).

He is violently opposed to concepts of God derived from autocratic forms of government, at whose word everything began, whose rule is by divine fiat, and who is ultimately responsible for all evil and suffering.

Bulawayo's words paint a clear yet lyrical message of life in Zimbabwe, a country in turmoil for decades under autocratic rule.

Coming off a 2 — 14 season that ended the brutal two - year reign of autocratic general manager Joe Thomas, the organization was, in the words of Montana, a third - round draft pick in» 79, «a small circus.»

You can tell them you're pleased they failed not once, but twice to oppose autocratic billionaire Michael Bloomberg as he bought Gracie mansion.

In Marino's letter dated Thursday, September 1, the congressman said there were some signs that showed that «the man who once led Nigeria as a military dictator might be sliding towards former autocratic tendencies».

Meanwhile, Atari's search for Spots gets lost in a droll rumpus of coincidentally topical issues: deportation, a youth rebellion against Kobayashi's autocratic ways, a Putin - style poisoning.

Specific leadership styles include autocratic, paternalistic, bureaucratic, democratic and laissez - faire and it concludes by evaluating whether there is a single best style and the influences acting upon leadership.

In a study of Adlerian parent education classes for parents of teens, Stanley (1978) found that parents did more problem solving with their teens and were less autocratic in decision making.

He meets the actress, Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour), and the two fall in love despite the machinations of her obsessive, autocratic manager (Christopher Plummer), who feels threatened by Collier's presence.

Investing in the virtual coinage is tantamount to a bet on the increasingly autocratic administration's probity, transparency and basic grasp of economic reality.

It was not that the older presidents lacked great, even autocratic, authority, but that the present task was so formidable: the institutions had to be made over entirely, and made answerable to new constituencies.

The principal s leadership style has become autocratic and bullying.

It is a very autocratic organisation and there is no room for criticism.

The authors speculate that workers in the United States may be more comfortable with autocratic bosses than are workers elsewhere.