Dictatorship

/dɪktˈe‍ɪtəʃˌɪp/

/dɪkˈteɪtɝˌʃɪp/

[noun]

Dictatorship

[NOUN]

a system of governing in which the ruler is a dictator that has total power

synonyms : absolutism

Examples

1. The coup gave the dictatorship a dose of its own medicine, subjecting the dictator and his entourage to torture and confinement in deplorable conditions.

2. Dictatorships use propaganda.

3. You have dictatorship.

4. Dictatorship is trampling the masses under foot.