dictatorship
dic·ta·tors·hip
noun
1.
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Origin
From dictator + -ship.
Phrases
- dictatorship of democracy
- dictatorship of the bourgeoisie
- dictatorship of the majority
- dictatorship of the proletariat
- proletarian dictatorship
- tin-pot dictatorship
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