dictatorship

UK /dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)ʃɪp/ US /ˈdɪktæɪtəʃɪp/

noun 3

Definitions

noun

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

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.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

communist, fascist

left-wing, right-wing

military

totalitarian

benevolent

VERB + DICTATORSHIP

establish, set up

The corrupt politician managed to set up a dictatorship that lasted for over twenty years.

overthrow

The rebels managed to overthrow the military dictatorship after years of fighting for freedom.

PREP

during a/the ~

Many families lost their homes during the dictatorship in the 1980s.

under (a/the) ~

Many families fled the country after living under dictatorship for decades.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dicta

absolutism
authoritarianism
caesarism
despotism
monocracy
shogunate
stalinism

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

tin-pot dictatorship

A country ruled by a tin-pot dictator; an autocracy, especially one ruled by someone with delusions of grandeur.

And, if so, why not the arms-dealer who sells his products to some tin-pot dictatorship, knowing that they will be used to slaughter innocent women and kids?

Example Bank

There were no elections during Franco's dictatorship.

Wiktionary

The dictatorship came under fire for its human rights record.

Tatoeba · #280575

Dictatorship can be summed up by "shut up!", democracy by "keep talking".

Tatoeba · #433685

Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority.

Tatoeba · #443628

Myanmar is ruled by a military dictatorship.

Tatoeba · #551384

A dictatorship means, by definition, one centre of power.

Tatoeba · #715657

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