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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dic·ta·tor·ship DATE 1542 1. the office of dictator 2. autocratic rule, control, or leadership 3. a. a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique b. a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated c. a despotic state English Etymology dictatorship 1580s, from dictator + -ship. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dictatorship dic·ta·tor·ship / 7dik5teitEFip; NAmE -tErF- / noun1. [C, U] government by a dictator 独裁；专政 2. [C] a country that is ruled by a dictator 独裁国家 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English dictatorship noun ADJ. communist, fascist | left-wing, right-wing | military | totalitarian | benevolent VERB + DICTATORSHIP establish, set up The generals established a military dictatorship. | overthrow They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship. PREP. during a/the ~ the atrocities that took place during his dictatorship | under (a/the) ~ These men had all lived under dictatorship. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: TYRANNY , autocracy, despotism, totalitarianismWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: proletarian dictatorship , or dictatorship of the proletariat dic·ta·tor·ship \dikˈtād.ə(r)ˌship, -ātə- also ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) 1. : the office or term of office of a dictator 2. : absolute authority or power < there should not be a dictatorship, that is, social choice conforming only to the will of one man — H.M.Somers > < the exploitation of labor by industrial dictatorship — Roger Burlingame > 3. : a form of government in which a dictator or small clique has absolute power without effective constitutional limitations < after the revolution the country became a dictatorship under a former army officer > : a despotic state < a war between a democracy and a dictatorship > |
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