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dictatorship
[dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-]
noun
a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control.
the office or position held by a dictator.
dictatorship
/ ɪˈٱɪəˌʃɪ /
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dictatorship1
Example Sentences
South Koreans lived under a dictatorship as recently as the 1980s.
This is part of the history of fascism and dictatorship.
Kabila, who has not yet been charged with any crime, launched a scathing attack on the Congolese government last month, describing it as a "dictatorship".
In electing Lee, with almost 50% of the vote , South Koreans have vehemently rejected the military dictatorship that was almost forced upon them.
As a student who campaigned for workers' rights, he was tortured and imprisoned under South Korea's right-wing dictatorship in the 1980s but then moved sharply to the right himself.
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