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dictatorship
[ dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey- ]
noun
- a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
- absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control.
- the office or position held by a dictator.
dictatorship
/ 诲瑟办藞迟别瑟迟蓹藢蕛瑟辫 /
noun
- the rank, office, or period of rule of a dictator
- government by a dictator or dictators
- a country ruled by a dictator or dictators
- absolute or supreme power or authority
dictatorship
- Government by a single person or by a junta or other group that is not responsible to the people or their elected representatives.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dictatorship1
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After decades of military rule and brutal repression, ethnic groups, along with a new army of young insurgents, brought the dictatorship to crisis point.
鈥淗ow does a democracy turn itself into a dictatorship?鈥
Critics felt he failed to do enough to oppose the country's brutal military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s and to criticise the complicity of some figures in the Church.
At a local factory, he worked closely with Esther Ballestrino, who campaigned against Argentina's military dictatorship.
I assumed I'd lost my home country for good, then suddenly last year the dictatorship was toppled in just over a week.
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