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shogunate

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sho·gun·ate  (shg-nt, -nt)
n.
The government, rule, or office of a shogun.
shogunate [ˈʃəʊgʊnɪt -ˌneɪt]
n
(Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Japanese history the office or rule of a shogun
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Noun1.shogunate - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)shogunate - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism
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)
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