Sentences with phrase «autocratic rule over»

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The very existence of power relations, the inequality of the strong and the weak, the mastery of the former over the latter, the differentiation between ruler and ruled was attributed by nineteenth century liberals to autocratic government and is attributed by contemporary Marxists to the class structure of society.

Tensions in Egypt boiled over in January 2011, following 30 years of autocratic rule under former president Hosni El Sayed Mubarak; protestors filled Tahrir Square, which became the catalyst for two governments being overthrown, first in 2011 and, following the election of the Moslem Brotherhood, in 2013.

You could also imagine such a structure as a dystopian court of elders ruling over how the world communicates, as an invitation to autocratic governments in search of total control, or as a meaningless PR stunt.