Meaning of competitive authoritarianism | Babel Free

Definitions

A hybrid regime, a form of authoritarianism that still allows electoral competition.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Near-synonym: illiberal democracy”

“Over the last two decades, countries like Turkey, Hungary, Venezuela and India gave the world a lesson on how democracy can erode into “competitive authoritarianism” — a system in which elections are still meaningful, but leaders manipulate the rules to their own benefit, while systematically violating civil liberties.”

CEFR level