n. | 1. | The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power. |
Noun | 1. | dictatorship - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonyms: monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism |