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dictatorship

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /dɪkˈteɪtɚˌʃɪp/ · UK /dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/

dictatorship means: A government in which one ruler or a small group has complete power, without free elections.

noun

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A government in which one ruler or a small group has complete power, without free elections.

  • They lived under a dictatorship.
  • The military dictatorship banned opposition parties.
  • Free elections followed the collapse of the dictatorship.

Similar words: autocracy

Opposites: democracy

Common phrases: military dictatorship, under a dictatorship, end a dictatorship

Questions about dictatorship

What does dictatorship mean?

A government in which one ruler or a small group has complete power, without free elections.

What is dictatorship in other languages?

Türkçe: diktatörlük · Español: dictadura · Français: dictature · Deutsch: Diktatur · Italiano: dittatura · 日本語: 独裁政治

How do you pronounce dictatorship?

In American English /dɪkˈteɪtɚˌʃɪp/; in British English /dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/.

How do you use dictatorship in a sentence?

They lived under a dictatorship. The military dictatorship banned opposition parties.

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