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  • 1authoritarian — 1. adjective his authoritarian manner Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical, draconian, oppressive, repressive, illiberal, undemocratic; disciplinarian, domineering, overbearing, high handed, peremptory, imperious, strict, rigid, i …

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  • 2authoritarian — authoritarian, authoritative These two words should be carefully distinguished as their implications are quite different. Authoritarian is generally used of people or their actions and has the unfavourable meaning ‘favouring or encouraging strict …

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  • 3Chun Doo-hwan — This is a Korean name; the family name is Chun. Chun Doo hwan 전두환 全斗煥 11th and 12th President of South Korea In office 1 September 1980 – 25 February 1988 …

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  • 4Gustavo Díaz Ordaz — For the municipality, see Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños 49th President of Mexico In office 1 December 1964 – 30 November 1970 …

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  • 5Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — Infobox revolution biography name = Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel lived = 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950 dateofbirth = birth date|1875|10|31|mf=y placeofbirth = Nadiad, Gujarat, British India dateofdeath = death date and… …

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  • 6John Nicholson (general) — John Nicholson (December 11, 1822 – September 23, 1857) was a Victorian era military officer known for his role in the British India.Born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Dr. Alexander Jaffray Nicholson and Clara Hogg, Nicholson was an… …

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  • 7alexander — /al ig zan deuhr, zahn /, n. (often cap.) a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream. [1925 30; prob. after the proper name] * * * (as used in expressions) Agassiz Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe… …

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  • 8Alexander — /al ig zan deuhr, zahn /, n. 1. See Alexander the Great. 2. Also, Alexandros. Class. Myth. Homeric name for Paris. 3. Franz /frants, franz, frahnts/, 1891 1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary. 4. Grover Cleveland …

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  • 9John Nicholson (East India Company officer) — John Nicholson Born December 11, 1822(1822 12 …

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  • 10Franz von Papen — Infobox Chancellor name=Franz von Papen order=22nd Chancellor of the German Reich 13th Chancellor of the Weimar Republic president=Paul von Hindenburg term start =1 June term end =17 November 1932 predecessor =Heinrich Brüning successor =Kurt von …

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