dictatorship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdiktetəʃip/ (Singapore)
- /dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)ʃɪp/ (UK)
- /ˈdɪktæɪtəʃɪp/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɪkteɪtəɹʃɪp/ (US)
- /ˈdəktæɪtəʃəp/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin dictō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dictātorbor. English dictator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English dictatorship From dictator + -ship.
Meanings
- A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
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A government which exercises autocratic rule.
His object, he declares, is not to set up a dictatorship but to achieve 'true democracy' by combating the idea of tolerance, on the ground that the vast majority cannot form right judgements when their minds are deformed by democratic sources of information.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 413:There were no elections during Franco's dictatorship.
- Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
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(broadly) Total authority, control, or domination.
It has had a deplorable effect in furnishing pretexts for the stifling of all independent philosophical thought and in establishing the party's dictatorship over science and culture in every sphere.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 464:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dictatorships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
democratatorship · codictatorship · postdictatorship · dictatorship of the bourgeoisie · nondictatorship · narcodictatorship · tin-pot dictatorship · dictatorship of the proletariat · dictatorship of democracy · proletarian dictatorship · petro-dictatorship · antidictatorship · dicktatorship · dictatorship of the majority
Hyponyms
benevolent absolutism · enlightened despotism · absolute monarchy · enlightened absolutism
Relateds
Synonyms
absolutism · autocracy · despotism · tyranny
Translations (94)
ta சர்வாதிகாரம் (a government led by a dictator) · ms kediktatoran (a government led by a dictator) · fi diktatuuri (a government led by a dictator) · cmn 專政 /专政 (a government led by a dictator) · es dictaduría (a government led by a dictator) · de Willkürherrschaft (a government led by a dictator) · ps ډيکټاټوري (a government led by a dictator) · te నియంతృత్వము (a government led by a dictator) · sh диктату́ра (a government led by a dictator) · ast dictadura (a government led by a dictator) · ga deachtóireacht (a government led by a dictator) · he דִּיקְטָטוּרָה (a government led by a dictator) · de Gewaltherrschaft (a government led by a dictator) · ur تانا شاہی (a government led by a dictator) · km អំណាចផ្ដាច់ការ (a government led by a dictator) · az diktatura (a government led by a dictator) · ro dictatură (a government led by a dictator) · da diktatur (a government led by a dictator) · my အာဏာရှင်စနစ် (a government led by a dictator) · br diktatouriezh (a government led by a dictator) · af diktatuur (a government led by a dictator) · rue діктату́ра (a government led by a dictator) · tt диктатура (a government led by a dictator) · mn ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠩᠭᠤᠶᠢᠯᠠᠯ (a government led by a dictator) · es dictadura (a government led by a dictator) · pl dyktatura (a government led by a dictator) · is einræði (a government led by a dictator) · pt ditadura (a government led by a dictator) · de Cäsarenherrschaft (a government led by a dictator) · nn diktatur (a government led by a dictator) · sl diktatura (a government led by a dictator) · sw udikteta (a government led by a dictator) · hi तानाशाही (a government led by a dictator) · tr diktatörlük (a government led by a dictator) · ja 独裁 (a government led by a dictator) · sq diktaturë (a government led by a dictator) · tg диктатура (a government led by a dictator) · az diktatorluq (a government led by a dictator) · hy բռնակալություն (a government led by a dictator) · sv diktatur (a government led by a dictator) · ka დიქტატურა (a government led by a dictator) · tk diktatura (a government led by a dictator) · kmr dîktatorî (a government led by a dictator) · vi nền chuyên chính (a government led by a dictator) · sh diktatúra (a government led by a dictator) · gl ditadura (a government led by a dictator) · cmn 獨裁 /独裁 (a government led by a dictator) · lt diktatūra (a government led by a dictator) · ja 独裁政治 (a government led by a dictator) · it dittatura (a government led by a dictator) · ug دىكتاتۇرا (a government led by a dictator) · gv ardreillaght (a government led by a dictator) · eo diktatoreco (a government led by a dictator) · cs diktatura (a government led by a dictator) · vi chế độ độc tài (a government led by a dictator) · oc dictadura (a government led by a dictator) · uk диктату́ра (a government led by a dictator) · hy բռնապետություն (a government led by a dictator) · el δικτατορία (a government led by a dictator) · ca dictadura (a government led by a dictator) · be дыктату́ра (a government led by a dictator) · kk диктатура (a government led by a dictator) · lo ລະບອບຜະເດັດການ (a government led by a dictator) · sk diktatúra (a government led by a dictator) · bg диктату́ра (a government led by a dictator) · nb diktatur (a government led by a dictator) · mn дарангуйлал (a government led by a dictator) · ur آمِرِیَت (a government led by a dictator) · lv diktatūra (a government led by a dictator) · nl dictatuur (a government led by a dictator) · ar دِكْتَاتُورِيَّة (a government led by a dictator) · et diktatuur (a government led by a dictator) · eo diktaturo (a government led by a dictator) · ko 독재 (a government led by a dictator) · hy դիկտատուրա (a government led by a dictator) · nrf dictatuthe (a government led by a dictator) · hu diktatúra (a government led by a dictator) · ms diktatur (a government led by a dictator) · ps ديکتاتوري (a government led by a dictator) · fr dictature (a government led by a dictator) · hi अधिनायकतंत्र (a government led by a dictator) · uz diktatura (a government led by a dictator) · ky диктатура (a government led by a dictator) · de Diktatur (a government led by a dictator) · th ระบอบเผด็จการ (a government led by a dictator) · kk өктемдік (a government led by a dictator) · ru диктату́ра (a government led by a dictator) · fa-ira دیکْتاتوری (a government led by a dictator) · mr हुकूमशाही (a government led by a dictator) · yi דיקטאַטור (a government led by a dictator) · mk диктату́ра (a government led by a dictator) · af diktatorskap (a government led by a dictator) · bo སྲིད་དབར་སྒེར་འཛིན (a government led by a dictator) · ar دِيكْتَاتُورِيَّة (a government led by a dictator)