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dictatorship - 4 dictionary results

dic⋅ta⋅tor⋅ship

[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.

Origin:
1580–90; dictator + -ship
dic·ta·tor·ship   (dĭk-tā'tər-shĭp', dĭk'tā'-)   
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

Dic*ta"tor*ship\, n. The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.
Language Translation for : dictatorship
Spanish: dictadura,
German: die Diktatur,
Japanese: 独裁

dictatorship

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

Note: Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were dictators.
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