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dictatorship

dic·ta·tor·ship
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-]
    • /dɪkˈteɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈdɪk teɪ-/
    • /dɪkˈteɪ.tə.ʃɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-]
    • /dɪkˈteɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈdɪk teɪ-/

Definitions of dictatorship word

  • variable noun dictatorship Dictatorship is government by a dictator. 3
  • countable noun dictatorship A dictatorship is a country which is ruled by a dictator or by a very strict and harsh government. 3
  • noun dictatorship the rank, office, or period of rule of a dictator 3
  • noun dictatorship government by a dictator or dictators 3
  • noun dictatorship a country ruled by a dictator or dictators 3
  • noun dictatorship absolute or supreme power or authority 3

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Origin of dictatorship

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; dictator + -ship

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dictatorship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dictatorship popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dictatorship usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dictatorship

noun dictatorship

  • tyranny — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
  • authoritarianism — Authoritarianism is the state of being authoritarian or the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions.
  • totalitarianism — the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
  • autocracy — Autocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power.
  • fascism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

Antonyms for dictatorship

noun dictatorship

  • democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.

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