Dictatorship (Noun)
Meaning
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The country has been ruled by a dictatorship for over two decades, with the president holding complete control over the government and its people.
- Many human rights organizations have condemned the regime for its brutal dictatorship and suppression of opposition voices.
- The protesters were fighting against the establishment of a dictatorship in their country, fearing it would lead to the loss of their basic freedoms.
- After the coup, the new leader quickly consolidated power and established a dictatorship, jailing or exiling any who dared to oppose him.
- Historians often cite the example of Napoleon's rise to power as a classic case of a dictatorship emerging from a chaotic and power vacuum situation.
Synonyms
- Authoritarianism
- Totalitarianism
- Caesarism
- Shogunate
- Monocracy
- Despotism
- One-man Rule
- Absolutism
- Stalinism
- Tyranny