Dictatorship

//ˈdɪktæɪtəʃɪp//

Synonyms for "dictatorship" (179 found)

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Noun(2 words)
dictatoryiron fist

Related words (89)

military governmentmob rulemobocracymonarchyneocolonialismnobilityochlocracyoligarchyone man ruleone-man ruleone-party ruleoverseershippantisocracypapacypashadompashalicpaternalismpatriarchatepatriarchypolice state
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pontificalitypontificatepopedompopehoodpopeshipprefectshipprefecturepremiershippresidencypresidentshipprime-ministershipprime-ministryprincedomprinceshipprincipalityproconsulateproconsulshipproctorshipprotectorateprotectorshipprovostryprovostshippure democracyrectoraterectorshipregencyregentshiprepresentative democracyrepresentative governmentrepublicruling classseignioryself-determinationself-governmentseneschalshipseneschalsysheikhdomsheriffaltysheriffcysheriffdomshrievaltysocial democracysovereigntystalinismstewardshipstratocracysuperintendencesuperintendencysupervisorshipsuzerainshipsuzeraintytechnocracythearchytheocracytotalitarian governmenttotalitarian regimetotalitarianismtriarchytribunatetriumviratetyrannyvizierateviziershipwelfare state

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Translations

94 translations across 74 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • diktatorskap noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • diktatuur noun (a government led by a dictator)

Albanian

1 entries
  • diktaturë noun (a government led by a dictator)

Arabic

2 entries
  • دِكْتَاتُورِيَّة noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • دِيكْتَاتُورِيَّة noun (a government led by a dictator)

Armenian

3 entries
  • բռնակալություն noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • բռնապետություն noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • դիկտատուրա noun (a government led by a dictator)

Asturian

1 entries
  • dictadura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • diktatorluq noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • diktatura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • дыктату́ра noun (a government led by a dictator)

Breton

1 entries
  • diktatouriezh noun (a government led by a dictator)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • диктату́ра noun (a government led by a dictator)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အာဏာရှင်စနစ် noun (a government led by a dictator)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries
  • діктату́ра noun (a government led by a dictator)

Catalan

1 entries
  • dictadura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 專政 /专政 noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • 獨裁 /独裁 noun (a government led by a dictator)

Czech

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  • diktatura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Danish

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  • diktatur noun (a government led by a dictator)

Dutch

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  • dictatuur noun (a government led by a dictator)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • diktatoreco noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • diktaturo noun (a government led by a dictator)

Estonian

1 entries
  • diktatuur noun (a government led by a dictator)

Finnish

1 entries
  • diktatuuri noun (a government led by a dictator)

French

1 entries
  • dictature noun (a government led by a dictator)

Galician

1 entries
  • ditadura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Georgian

1 entries
  • დიქტატურა noun (a government led by a dictator)

German

4 entries
  • Cäsarenherrschaft noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • Diktatur noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • Gewaltherrschaft noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • Willkürherrschaft noun (a government led by a dictator)

Greek

1 entries
  • δικτατορία noun (a government led by a dictator)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • דִּיקְטָטוּרָה noun (a government led by a dictator)

Hindi

2 entries
  • अधिनायकतंत्र noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • तानाशाही noun (a government led by a dictator)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • diktatúra noun (a government led by a dictator)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • einræði noun (a government led by a dictator)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • دیکْتاتوری noun (a government led by a dictator)

Irish

1 entries
  • deachtóireacht noun (a government led by a dictator)

Italian

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  • dittatura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 独裁 noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • 独裁政治 noun (a government led by a dictator)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • диктатура noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • өктемдік noun (a government led by a dictator)

Khmer

1 entries
  • អំណាចផ្ដាច់ការ noun (a government led by a dictator)

Korean

1 entries
  • 독재 noun (a government led by a dictator)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • диктатура noun (a government led by a dictator)

Lao

1 entries
  • ລະບອບຜະເດັດການ noun (a government led by a dictator)

Latvian

1 entries
  • diktatūra noun (a government led by a dictator)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • diktatūra noun (a government led by a dictator)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • диктату́ра noun (a government led by a dictator)

Malay

2 entries
  • diktatur noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • kediktatoran noun (a government led by a dictator)

Manx

1 entries
  • ardreillaght noun (a government led by a dictator)

Marathi

1 entries
  • हुकूमशाही noun (a government led by a dictator)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • дарангуйлал noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠩᠭᠤᠶᠢᠯᠠᠯ noun (a government led by a dictator)

Norman

1 entries
  • dictatuthe noun (a government led by a dictator)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • dîktatorî noun (a government led by a dictator)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • diktatur noun (a government led by a dictator)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • diktatur noun (a government led by a dictator)

Occitan

1 entries
  • dictadura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Pashto

2 entries
  • ديکتاتوري noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • ډيکټاټوري noun (a government led by a dictator)

Polish

1 entries
  • dyktatura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • ditadura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Romanian

1 entries
  • dictatură noun (a government led by a dictator)

Russian

1 entries
  • диктату́ра noun (a government led by a dictator)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • diktatúra noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • диктату́ра noun (a government led by a dictator)

Slovak

1 entries
  • diktatúra noun (a government led by a dictator)

Slovene

1 entries
  • diktatura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Spanish

2 entries
  • dictadura noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • dictaduría noun (a government led by a dictator)

Swahili

1 entries
  • udikteta noun (a government led by a dictator)

Swedish

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  • diktatur noun (a government led by a dictator)

Tajik

1 entries
  • диктатура noun (a government led by a dictator)

Tamil

1 entries
  • சர்வாதிகாரம் noun (a government led by a dictator)

Tatar

1 entries
  • диктатура noun (a government led by a dictator)

Telugu

1 entries
  • నియంతృత్వము noun (a government led by a dictator)

Thai

1 entries
  • ระบอบเผด็จการ noun (a government led by a dictator)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • སྲིད་དབར་སྒེར་འཛིན noun (a government led by a dictator)

Turkish

1 entries
  • diktatörlük noun (a government led by a dictator)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • diktatura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • диктату́ра noun (a government led by a dictator)

Urdu

2 entries
  • آمِرِیَت noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • تانا شاہی noun (a government led by a dictator)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • دىكتاتۇرا noun (a government led by a dictator)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • diktatura noun (a government led by a dictator)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chế độ độc tài noun (a government led by a dictator)
  • nền chuyên chính noun (a government led by a dictator)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • דיקטאַטור noun (a government led by a dictator)

Sample sentences

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The dictatorship came under fire for its human rights record.

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Dictatorship can be summed up by "shut up!", democracy by "keep talking".

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Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority.

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Myanmar is ruled by a military dictatorship.

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