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   Dic·ta·tor·ship

   /ˈdiktādərˌSHip/

   

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   • 1. government by a dictator: "forty years of dictatorship" Similar absolute ruleundemocratic ruledespotismautocracytyrannyauthoritarianismtotalitarianismabsolutismFascismoppressionsuppressionrepressionsubjugationdominationOpposite democracy
   • ▪ a country governed by a dictator. Similar totalitarian stateautocracyautarchymonocracydystopiaOpposite democracy
   • ▪ absolute authority in any sphere.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dictatorshipDictatorship Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : the office of dictator. 2. : autocratic rule, control, or leadership. people suffering under his dictatorship. 3. a. : a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique. Communism and dictatorship.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › dictator-rulerDictator | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

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   Dictator, a single person who possesses absolute political power within a country or territory or a member of a small group that exercises such power. Dictators usually resort to force or fraud to gain power, which they maintain through the use of intimidation, terror, and the suppression of basic civil liberties.

4. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › DictatorDictator - Wikipedia

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   A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique. [1] . The word originated as the title of a Roman dictator elected by the Roman Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency. [1]

5. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › DictatorshipDictatorship - New World Encyclopedia

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   A dictatorship is a form of government which is characterized by a leader, or a group of leaders, which holds governmental powers with few to no limitations on them. The leader of a dictatorship is called a dictator.

6. www.britannica.com › summary › dictatorshipdictatorship summary | Britannica

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   dictatorship, Form of government in which one person or an oligarchy possesses absolute power without effective constitutional checks. With constitutional democracy, it is one of the two chief forms of government in use today.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › dictatorshipDICTATORSHIP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. the rank, office, or period of rule of a dictator. government by a dictator or dictators. a country ruled by a dictator or dictators. absolute or supreme power or authority. dictatorship. Government by a single person or by a junta or other group that is not responsible to the people or their elected representatives. Discover More. Notes.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDICTATORSHIP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DICTATORSHIP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of dictatorship in English. dictatorship. noun. uk / dɪkˈteɪ.tə.ʃɪp / us / dɪkˈteɪ.t̬ɚ.ʃɪp / Add to word list Add to word list. [ C ] a country ruled by a dictator: military dictatorship The country is being run by a repressive military dictatorship. [ U ]