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- Dictionarydic·ta·tor·ship/ˈdiktādərˌSHip/
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- 1. government by a dictator: "forty years of dictatorship" Similar Opposite
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Dictatorship, form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. Dictators usually resort to force or fraud to gain despotic political power, which they maintain through the use of intimidation, terror, and the suppression of civil liberties.
1. : the office of dictator. 2. : autocratic rule, control, or leadership. people suffering under his dictatorship. 3. a. : a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique. Communism and dictatorship. b. : a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated.
DICTATORSHIP definition: 1. a country ruled by a dictator: 2. the state of being, or being ruled by, a dictator: 3. a…. Learn more.
A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government which is characterized by a leader, or a group of leaders, who hold governmental powers with few to no limitations. Politics in a dictatorship are controlled by a dictator, and
Dictatorship definition: a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. . See examples of DICTATORSHIP used in a sentence.
Jun 9, 2024 · dictator, in modern political systems, a single person who possesses absolute political power within a country or territory or a member of a small group that exercises such power.
DICTATORSHIP meaning: 1. a country ruled by a dictator: 2. the state of being, or being ruled by, a dictator: 3. a…. Learn more.
A self-proclaimed leader, usually an army officer, heading a private army typically formed from the peasantry with the support of provincial landowners, established his control over one or more provinces, and then marched upon the national capital.
Definition of dictatorship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. dictatorship. noun. /ˌdɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/ /ˌdɪkˈteɪtərʃɪp/ [countable, uncountable] government by a dictator. The generals established a military dictatorship. They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship.
A dictatorship is a country which is ruled by a dictator or by a very strict and harsh government.
