dictatorship

dic-ta-tor-ship · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A form of government in which absolute power is held by a dictator or small group.

  2. 2.

    A country governed by a dictator.

  3. 3.

    Absolute authority or domination in any sphere.

Forms

plural: dictatorships

Related words

Antonyms: democracy
See also: democracy, dictator, tyranny
Synonyms: autocracy, despotism, tyranny

Etymology

From dictator + -ship (suffix denoting state or condition). The word dictator comes from Latin dictare ("to say repeatedly").