Dictatorship Definition

dĭk-tātər-shĭp, dĭktā-
dictatorships
noun
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The position or office of a dictator.
Webster's New World
The time during which a dictator rules.
Webster's New World
A state ruled by a dictator.
Webster's New World
Absolute power or authority.
Webster's New World

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

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dictatorship
Plural:
dictatorships

Origin of Dictatorship

Dictatorship Sentence Examples

  • This dictatorship of Rosas continued until 1852.

  • The three volumes ended with the dictatorship of Caesar.

  • Sulla's dictatorship was the form taken by a provisional government.

  • But towards the close of Lerdo de Tejada's term he was suspected of aiming at a dictatorship, and Diaz, whom he had proscribed, made preparations for a rising, then retiring to Texas.

  • He wrote twenty-three books on the period between the Social War and the dictatorship of Sulla.

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DDIDIC

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Words Starting With D and Ending With P

Starts With D & Ends With PStarts With DI & Ends With PStarts With D & Ends With IP

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With D12 Letter Words Ending With P