One ruler or a small group of leaders have the real power in authoritarian political systems. Authoritarian governments might hold elections and they might have contact with their citizens, hut citizens do not have any voice in how they are ruled. Their leaders do not give their subjects free choice. Instead, they decide what the people can or cannot have. Citizens, then, are subjects who must obey and not participants in government decisions. Kings, military leaders, emperors, a small group of aristocrats, dictators and even presidents or prime ministers might rule authoritarian governments. The leader's title does not automatically indicate a particular type of government.
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