dictatorship
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Other meanings
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
“There were no elections during Franco's dictatorship.”
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
Related words
- codictatorship
- narcodictatorship
- postdictatorship
- dictatorship of the bourgeoisie
- dictatorship of the majority
- dictatorship of the proletariat
- dictatorship of democracy
- petro-dictatorship
- nondictatorship
- antidictatorship
- proletarian dictatorship
- tin-pot dictatorship
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