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dictatorship

[dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-]

noun

  1. a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.

  2. absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control.

  3. the office or position held by a dictator.



dictatorship

/ ɪˈٱɪəˌʃɪ /

noun

  1. the rank, office, or period of rule of a dictator

  2. government by a dictator or dictators

  3. a country ruled by a dictator or dictators

  4. absolute or supreme power or authority

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dictatorship

  1. Government by a single person or by a junta or other group that is not responsible to the people or their elected representatives.

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Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were dictators.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dictatorship1

First recorded in 1580–90; dictator + -ship
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South Koreans lived under a dictatorship as recently as the 1980s.

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This is part of the history of fascism and dictatorship.

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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".

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In electing Lee, with almost 50% of the vote , South Koreans have vehemently rejected the military dictatorship that was almost forced upon them.

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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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