autocratization en · NOUN
Etymology
From autocratize + -ation or autocrat + -ization.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The process of making or becoming autocratic.
V-Dem lists the characteristics of autocratization as deteriorations in freedom of expression, the decline of free and fair elections, and the centralization of authority.
2025 September 16, “Can democracy survive without America?”, in The Hankyoreh, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2025:The democratic weakening in Latin America and the Caribbean that seemed to reverse with the U-Turn in Brazil in 2023 (by population-weighted averages) is now turning back downwards due to autocratization in Argentina and Mexico.
2026, “Unraveling The Democratic Era?”, in V-Dem Institute, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autocratizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| autocratisation | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
ka ავტოკრატიზაცია (rise of autocracy) · cmn 專制化 /专制化 (rise of autocracy)