dictatorship (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dictatorship*:
NOUN	group	dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny	a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

dictatorship > pronunciation
Sounds	dihktey'tershih.p
Rhymes	acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp...

English > *dictatorship*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
Synonyms	absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
Narrower	police state	A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
Broader	autocracy, autarchy	A political system governed by a single individual
Spanish	absolutismo, autocracia, autoritarismo, despotismo, dictadura, estalinismo, tiranía, totalitarismo
Catalan	absolutisme, autoritarisme, despotisme, dictadura, estalinisme, monocràcia, tirania, totalitarisme
Nouns	dictator	a ruler who is unconstrained by law

HyperDic: dictatorship