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dictatorship
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dic·ta·tor·ship  (dk-ttr-shp, dkt-)
n.
1. The office or tenure of a dictator.
2. A state or government under dictatorial rule.
3. Absolute or despotic control or power.

dictatorship [dɪkˈteɪtəˌʃɪp]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the rank, office, or period of rule of a dictator
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by a dictator or dictators
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a country ruled by a dictator or dictators
4. absolute or supreme power or authority

dictatorship
1. a despotic system ruled by a dictator possessing absolute power and absolute authority.
2. the office of a dictator. — dictatorial, adj.
See also: Government
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dictatorship - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)dictatorship - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
autocracy, autarchy - a political system governed by a single individual
police state - a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)

dictatorship
noun
1. absolute rule, tyranny, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, reign of terror, despotism, autocracy, absolutism a long period of military dictatorship
2. totalitarian state, autocracy, autarchy, monocracy every country in the region was a military dictatorship
Translations
dictatorship [dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp] Ndictadura f
dictatorship [dɪkˈteɪtərʃɪp] n
(= government) → dictature f
(= country) → dictature f
dictatorship
n (Pol, fig) → Diktatur f
dictatorship [dɪkˈteɪtəˌʃɪp] ndittatura


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Nor should it be taken to justify dictatorial systems in particular.
The force of civic resistance was a key factor in driving 50 of 67 transitions," the study concludes, "or over 70 percent of countries where transitions began as dictatorial systems fell and/or new states arose from the disintegration of multinational states.
They are dictatorial systems and it seems clear that they falsify genuine democracy.
 
 
 
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