Dictatorship

//ˈdɪktæɪtəʃɪp//

Word Type

Noun

The word "dictatorship" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

antidictatorship codictatorship dicktatorship dictatorship of democracy dictatorship of the bourgeoisie dictatorship of the majority dictatorship of the proletariat narcodictatorship nondictatorship petro-dictatorship postdictatorship proletarian dictatorship tin-pot dictatorship

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

autarchy autocracy

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

absolute monarchy benevolent absolutism enlightened absolutism enlightened despotism

Type Of (IsA)

Related Terms

Related Terms

autocracy clique government household institution sovereignty

Synonym Network

autocracy dictatorialism

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