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dictatorship
noun dic·ta·tor·ship \dik-ˈtā-tər-ˌship, ˈdik-ˌ\
: rule by a dictator : rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power
: a government or country in which total power is held by a dictator or a small group
Full Definition of DICTATORSHIP
1
: the office of dictator
2
: autocratic rule, control, or leadership
3
a : a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique b : a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated c : a despotic state
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First Known Use of DICTATORSHIP
1542
Related to DICTATORSHIP
- Synonyms
- absolutism, autarchy, authoritarianism, autocracy, Caesarism, czarism (also tsarism or tzarism), despotism, totalism, totalitarianism, tyranny
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Rhymes with DICTATORSHIP
accountantship, acquaintanceship, apostleship, apprenticeship, artisanship, assistantship, attorneyship, championship, chancellorship, citizenship, commandership, companionship, containership, cross-ownership, directorship, discipleship, editorship, factory ship, Freudian slip, good-fellowship, guardianship, headmastership, instructorship, landownership, laureateship, managership, median strip, musicianship, ombudsmanship, one-upmanship, outdoorsmanship, overlordship, partisanship, potato chip, professorship, protectorship, receivership, rejection slip, relationship, run a tight ship, shoot from the hip, stiff upper lip, survivorship, treasurership
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