lwa

plural lwas

1. alternativeAlternative form of loa.

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of left-wing authoritarianism.

   The recent blossoming of research on Left-Wing Authoritarianism (LWA) also provides important insights into possible manifestations in academia.

   2023, José Pedro Zúquete, The Palgrave Handbook of Left-Wing Extremism, volume 2, page 346

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   Work on a left-wing authoritarianism (LWA) scale, created by replacing the conservatively loaded words and groups mentioned in the original RWA scale with liberal equivalents, has provided initial evidence for LWA.

   2021, Stanley Feldman, Vittorio Mérola, and Justin Dollman, “THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AUTHORITARIANISM AND SUPPORT FOR ILLIBERAL POLICIES AND PARTIES”, in Vittorio Merola, pages 647-648

   Until recently there had been only two noteworthy attempts to develop left-wing authoritarianism (LWA) scales but neither involved a sustained research effort.

   2022, Danny Osborne, Chris G. Sibley, The Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology (page 180)

   Antonyms: RWA