HyperDic: one-man_rule

English > 1 sense of the expression one-man rule:
NOUNgroupone-man rule, dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyrannya form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
English > one-man rule: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
Synonymsdictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
Narrowerpolice stateA country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
Broaderautocracy, autarchyA political system governed by a single individual
Spanishabsolutismo, autocracia, autoritarismo, despotismo, dictadura, estalinismo, tiranía, totalitarismo
Catalanabsolutisme, autoritarisme, despotisme, dictadura, estalinisme, monocràcia, tirania, totalitarisme

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