dictatorship

[US]/ˌdɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/
[UK]/ˌdɪkˈteɪtərʃɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a country ruled by a single leader with absolute power; a form of government where power is concentrated in the hands of one person or a small group.

Example Sentences

The country was under a brutal dictatorship for decades.

Many citizens lived in fear under the dictatorship.

The dictatorship used propaganda to control the population.

Opposition to the dictatorship was met with harsh punishment.

The dictator's dictatorship was overthrown in a popular uprising.

The international community condemned the dictatorship's human rights abuses.

The dictatorship's grip on power began to weaken as protests spread.

The dictator's dictatorship crumbled as internal divisions grew.

Real-world Examples

Resource-rich states are more likely to suffer dictatorship or civil war.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A scientific superpower wrapped up in a one-party dictatorship is indeed intimidating.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

During that time, South Korea was ruled by back-to-back military dictatorships.

Source: VOA Special June 2023 Collection

She was given her freedom by the military dictatorship on November 13th, 2010.

Source: Introduction to World Celebrities

In a recent interview, the Pope described Mr. Ortega's regime as a brutal dictatorship.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2023

It is estimated that some 5,000 people were detained at the ESMA during the dictatorship.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Bobby's family fled the country during the Pol Pot dictatorship, when he was 5 years old.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Benedict XVI saw the Church as the source of objective truth, opposing a " dictatorship of relativism."

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

Argentina has done more than any other Latin American country to bring crimes of former dictatorships to trial.

Source: This month VOA Special English

But it's not sure that that will happen. And if it will not happen, we will be beginning dictatorship.

Source: NPR News July 2023 Collection

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