dictatorship

noun

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

A government which exercises autocratic rule.

Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.

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Synonyms for dictatorship

despotismn authoritarianismn tyrannyn totalitarianismn absolutismn autocracyn oligarchyn autarchyn democracyn ochlocracyn

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