The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Although the delete side does not hold a numerical majority, ultimately the article as-is is a dictionary definition, and the arguments that Wikipedia is not a dictionary win the day. If anyone proposes to write more about the subject they can request the article to be restored at WP:REFUND. Stifle (talk) 16:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Authoritarian enclave[edit]

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One sentence "article" that could easily be covered elsewhere, though I have no idea where. I'd suggest draftifying, but hasn't been edited by the creator since the day it was created over 3 weeks ago. BilCat (talk) 18:33, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:41, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep notable topic as evidenced by the cited sources. AfD is not cleanup or a way to force article expansion. If you are proposing a merge this is the wrong process (t · c) buidhe 18:46, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per the above. —QueenofBithynia (talk) 19:15, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, there are heaps of sources on this. --StellarNerd (talk) 19:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Dictionary, wiki isn't. Oaktree b (talk) 22:38, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• DELETE. This is not Wiktionary. Doczilla _{@SUPERHEROLOGIST} 19:40, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:42, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. A cursory glance at the sources suggest there is potential for far more than a single sentence on this topic, although this may not ultimately be the best location for it. —Compassionate727 ^(T·C) 04:00, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete or Draftify: Wikipedia is not a dictionary. –Ploni (talk) 02:46, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as a political concept, it's perfectly apposite; there's a broad range of multi-disciplinary academic literature which discusses the phenomenon. That a dictionary and an encyclopedia will have similarly titled entries is obvious; the presence of Cloud, Water, Temperature, Economics or State etc does not make this encyclopaedia a dictionary. Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 13:13, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:01, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep its notable topic. Henriklars (talk) 06:40, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete WP:NOTDICTIONARY — Preceding unsigned comment added by Not the droid you're looking for (talk • contribs) 14:29, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.