It is an oxymoron, you're thinking of a military style. It's solidly authoritarian, but commanders in the field have freedom to make certain decisions independe

It is an oxymoron, you're thinking of a military style. It's solidly authoritarian, but commanders in the field have freedom to make certain decisions independently in recognition of the limits of pure top-down command. That freedom is not borne of e.g. recognition of the rights of man as it is in a libertarian state.