dictatorship
noun
Origin of dictatorship
Related Words for dictatorship
tyranny, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, autocracy, fascism, despotism, coercion, NazismExamples from the Web for dictatorship
Contemporary Examples of dictatorship
A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”
He is a true advocate for human rights who has paid a horrible price for standing up against the Assad dictatorship.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015Movements.Org
December 25, 2014
It simultaneously reveals the absurdity of dictatorship and gives comfort to those languishing under an impossible reality.
They backed him when the Sandinistas tried to establish their own Cuban-inspired dictatorship.
And my beloved Zimbabwe has sunk from a promising beacon into an abyss of greed and dictatorship.
Historical Examples of dictatorship
McClellan is now ripe for the dictatorship of the Copperheads.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
The Socialist state will be a democracy, not a dictatorship.
SocialismJohn Spargo
From what Dad told me, he's trying to turn Oredan into a Dictatorship, with him at the head.
The Best Made PlansEverett B. Cole
From him, Barrent learned that Earth was believed to be a dictatorship.
The Status CivilizationRobert Sheckley
"Oh, good, that sounds like a dictatorship," Harkaman was saying.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper