Authoritarianism is the system, belief, or habit of strictly forcing people to obey a set of rules or laws, especially ones that feel wrong or unfair. If authoritarian is the adjective (or the person), authoritarianism is the -ism: the way of ruling, or the idea that rulers should have that kind of tight control.

Authoritarianism is the system, belief, or habitAuthoritarianism是一種制度、信念或習慣 of strictly forcing people to obey a set of rules or laws強行要求人們服從一套規則或法律 especially ones that feel wrong or unfair尤其是那些讓人覺得不對或不公平的規則 If authoritarian is the adjective (or the person)如果authoritarian是形容詞（或指那個人） authoritarianism is the -ismauthoritarianism就是那個「-ism」 the way of ruling一種統治的方式 or the idea that rulers should have that kind of tight control或是認為統治者應該擁有那種嚴密控制的想法

Political writers use it for governments that limit freedom, punish disagreement, and keep power in a small group — though actually it is a broad label, and scholars argue about where “strict” ends and authoritarianism begins. It is not always the same as a dictatorship, and it is not the same as mere discipline in a classroom, but people do stretch it in angry talk (“this school is authoritarianism”).

Political writers use it for governments政治評論者會用這個字來形容那些政府 that limit freedom, punish disagreement, and keep power in a small group限制自由、懲罰異議、把權力留在少數人手中 though actually it is a broad label不過，其實這是一個很籠統的標籤 and scholars argue about where "strict" ends and authoritarianism begins學者對於「嚴格」到哪裡結束、authoritarianism從哪裡開始，也有爭論 It is not always the same as a dictatorship它不一定等於獨裁 and it is not the same as mere discipline in a classroom也不等於只是教室裡的紀律 but people do stretch it in angry talk但人們生氣的時候還是會把這個字用得很寬 ("this school is authoritarianism")（「這間學校根本是authoritarianism」）

In careful English it belongs mainly to politics and history.

In careful English在講究用字的英文裡 it belongs mainly to politics and history這個字主要屬於政治和歷史的領域