English dictionary

dictatorship

/d/I/k't/eI/t/@/r,/S//I/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

noun.group

Synonyms absolutism authoritarianism caesarism despotism monocracy one-man rule shogunate stalinism totalitarianism tyranny

Source: WordNet 3.0
The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.

noun

Source: webster1913