Because all were deeply anti-fascist, there was general agreement against an authoritarian constitution.

In 1967, he convened an extraordinary commission of jurists that crafted a highly authoritarian constitution.

In June 1934, he produced his authoritarian constitution which stated "We shall establish a state on the basis of a Christian Weltanschauung".

Even though a less authoritarian constitution was enacted that year, the political system was rigged heavily in favor of the DJP.

The ink had barely dried on this new, authoritarian constitution when Napoleon set about making himself emperor.

The authoritarian constitution of 1772 was abolished and power was returned to parliament by the new Instrument of Government adopted on June 6, 1809.

This new constitution was liberal compared to the Yushin Constitution, although it was still an authoritarian constitution.

In this way, the country sought to bridge the gap between its democratic and its authoritarian constitutions, by compromising their differences.

Pilsudski died just after an authoritarian constitution was approved in the spring of 1935.

In a referendum in 1933, the voters adopted an authoritarian constitution, which would lead to Konstantin Päts coming to power in 1934.