dictatorship.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Meaning & usage
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
There were no elections during Franco's dictatorship.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
Total authority, control, or domination.
Where this word comes from
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.
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