Dictatorship

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

Caesarism, Stalinism, absolute monarchy, absolutism, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, autarchy, authoritarianism, autocracy, autonomy, benevolent despotism, bishopric, captainship, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, coalition government, colonialism, commonwealth, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, consulate, consulship, convenership, custody, czarism, deanery, democracy, despotism, dictature, directorate, directorship, dominion rule, duarchy, duumvirate, dyarchy, emirate, episcopacy, federal government, federation, feudal system, foremanship, garrison state, generalship, gerontocracy, governorship, guardianship, headship, hegemony, heteronomy, hierarchy, hierocracy, home rule, intendancy, kaiserism, leadership, limited monarchy, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship, magistrature, managership, martial law, masterdom, mastership, mastery, mayoralty, mayorship, meritocracy, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, militarism, military government, mob rule, mobocracy, monarchy, neocolonialism, nobility, ochlocracy, oligarchy, one-man rule, one-party rule, overseership, pantisocracy, papacy, pashadom, pashalic, paternalism, patriarchate, patriarchy, police state, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship, prefectship, prefecture, premiership, presidency, presidentship, prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry, provostship, pure democracy, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship, representative democracy, representative government, republic, ruling class, seigniory, self-determination, self-government, seneschalship, seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty, social democracy, sovereignty, stewardship, stratocracy, superintendence, superintendency, supervisorship, suzerainship, suzerainty, technocracy, thearchy, theocracy, totalitarian government, totalitarian regime, totalitarianism, triarchy, tribunate, triumvirate, tyranny, vizierate, viziership, welfare state

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