单词 | dictatorship |
释义 | dictatorshipdic‧ta‧tor‧ship /dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp $ -ˈteɪtər-/ ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUSan undemocratic government► dictatorship Collocations [countable, uncountable] a political system or country that has a dictator (=a leader who has complete power and who has not been elected): · Argentina was a military dictatorship until 1983.· Hungary’s years of dictatorship ► totalitarian adjective [only before noun] used for describing countries in which ordinary people have no power and the government has complete control over everything: · totalitarian states such as Nazi Germany· a totalitarian dictatorship ► police state [countable] a country where the government strictly controls people’s freedom, for example to travel or to talk about politics: · It’s like living in a police state. Longman Language Activatora government that controls people's lives too much► dictatorship a government in which one person or group has total power and uses it unfairly and cruelly: · In 1971, the country's 10 year military dictatorship came to an end.· Ethiopia's dictatorship was toppled by Eritrean and Ethiopian rebels.· How do we explain the rise in European dictatorship in the 1930s? ► police state a country where the police and other people who work for the government have too much power and control people's lives too much: · The country is a police state and the media is controlled by the government.· "Do you want a free society or a police state?" Stark asked the crowd of about 2,000 people.· The Home Secretary denied that the introduction of identity cards would lead to a police state. ► junta a government run by a small group of army officers who have not been elected but have taken power by force: · All the opponents of the junta have been murdered or imprisoned.military junta: · The country was ruled by a military junta from 1974 until 1982. ► tyranny written a situation in which a government, especially an illegal one, rules unfairly and cruelly: · Any political system that refuses to allow people to protest becomes a tyranny.· the extraordinary struggle against tyranny in South Africa ► totalitarian a totalitarian country or system of government is one in which the government controls every part of people's lives and there is no freedom: · A totalitarian state must maintain complete control of the press.· The country held its first elections after 40 years of totalitarian rule.· The minister called the secret police `a product and a tool of the old totalitarian regime'. ► oppressive an oppressive government treats people in a cruel way, using military force to prevent any opposition: · the oppressive rule of Ceaucescu in Romania· A poor, uneducated people does not have the willpower or knowledge to challenge an oppressive government. WORD SETS► Governmentabsolutism, nounadministration, nounagency, nounagent, nounagent provocateur, nounalderman, nounally, nounassembly, nounautarchy, nounautocracy, nounautocrat, nounautonomous, adjectiveautonomy, nounban, nounbaron, nounbig government, nounbilateral, adjectivebody politic, nounbudget, nounbureau, nounbureaucracy, nouncabinet, nouncaliphate, nouncanton, nouncanvass, verbcapital, nouncapitalist, nounCapitol Hill, nounCBE, nouncede, verbcentral, adjectivecentral government, nouncentralism, nouncentralize, verbchancellery, nounchancery, nouncharter, nouncharter, verbchief, nounCIA, the, city hall, nouncity-state, nounclient state, nounCo., coalition, nouncold war, nouncolonial, adjectivecolonial, nouncolonialism, nouncolonize, verbcolony, nouncommissioner, nouncommune, nounconsort, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nounconvention, nouncoronation, nouncount, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountess, nouncounty, nouncounty council, noundecolonize, verbdemocracy, noundemocratic, adjectivedependency, noundespotism, noundétente, noundethrone, verbdevolution, noundictatorial, adjectivedictatorship, noundiplomacy, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirective, noundisinformation, noundispatch, noundispensation, noundissent, verbdistrict council, noundocumentation, nounDOD, dominion, nounDowning Street, noundynasty, nounearl, nounearldom, nounempire, nounEuro, adjectiveEurope, nounexecutive, nounexecutive privilege, nounfall, verbfall, nounfederalism, nounfeudal, adjectivefeudalism, nounfeudalistic, adjectivegazette, nounhead of state, nounhigh commission, nounimperial, adjectiveindependence, nounindependent, adjectiveinfrastructure, nouninstigate, verbinsurgent, nouninsurrection, nounintelligence, nouninternal, adjectivejunket, nounjunta, nounkingdom, nounkingship, nounkitchen cabinet, nounland office, nounland registry, nounlegation, nounlegislature, nounlicensed, adjectivelocal authority, nounlocal government, nounmaharajah, nounmaharani, nounmandate, nounmandated, adjectivemartial law, nounMBE, nounmeasure, nounmidterm, nounministry, nounminority government, nounmisrule, nounmonarchy, nounmonolith, nounmonolithic, adjectivemoratorium, nounmouthpiece, nounmove, verbmover, nounmunicipal, adjectivemunicipality, nounNASA, nounnational, adjectivenational debt, nounNational Health Service, the, nationalize, verbnational monument, nounnation state, nounNATO, nounneocolonialism, nounneutral, adjectiveneutral, nounneutralize, verbnon-aligned, adjectivenon-intervention, nounnon-proliferation, noun-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixofficiate, verboligarchy, nounoperational, adjectiveoperative, nounoverthrow, verboverthrow, nounoverturn, verbpacify, verbpact, nounpalatinate, nounpardon, nounparish, nounpartition, nounpass, verbpeer, nounpeer, verbpeerage, nounpeeress, nounpermit, nounplenary, adjectiveplutocracy, nounpolice state, nounpolitburo, nounpolitical science, nounpolity, nounpork, nounpork barrel, nounportfolio, nounpossession, nounprecinct, nounprefecture, nounpremiership, nounpresidium, nounprotectorate, nounpublic, adjectivepublic service, nounquota, nounR, ratify, verbrealm, nounrecall, nounrecognition, nounrecognize, verbregency, nounregent, nounregime, nounregister, nounregulation, nounrelease, nounrepeal, verbrepresentative, nounrepressive, adjectiverepublic, nounrepublican, adjectiverescind, verbreunify, verbrevoke, verbrising, nounroyalist, nounruling, adjectivesanction, nounseat, nounsecret agent, nounsecurity service, nounself-governing, adjectiveself-rule, nounsheikh, nounshire, nounsocial democracy, nounsocialist, adjectivesocial service, nounsovereign, adjectivesovereignty, nounspin doctor, nounstaff, nounstate, nounstatehood, nounStatehouse, nounstate line, nounstate of emergency, nounstatewide, adjectivesubject, adjectivesubject, verbsultanate, nounsummit, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsupranational, adjectivesurgery, nounsuzerainty, nountechnocracy, nounterritory, nounthrone, nountopple, verbtotalitarian, adjectivetown planning, nountownship, nountransit visa, nountreaty, nountribalism, nountripartite, adjectivetrusteeship, nountsarism, nountyrant, nountzarism, noununconstitutional, adjectiveunification, noununify, verbunilateral, adjectiveunion, nounUnion Jack, nounvassal, nounVIP, nounviscount, nounviscountess, nounwelfare state, nounWhitehall, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► elective 1[countable, uncountable] government by a ruler who has complete power· Lord Hailsham spoke of elective dictatorship. ► military· Everything is now in place for a rigged election that seems likely to usher in a military dictatorship.· Since 1980, 57 countries have replaced military dictatorships or other forms of one-party rule with democratic elections.· In Montevideo the Frente Amplio was founded as a coalition of diverse left currents against the military dictatorship.· Only military dictatorship would be capable of sustaining an ordered society in the aftermath of such a conflict.· The 1966 Constitution was suspended in 1973 and replaced by a military dictatorship.· Outside the town, the killing goes on, despite the transition in 1985 from military dictatorship to elected civilian government.· There is a new insistence on the illegitimacy of debts incurred by military dictatorships and other repressive regimes.· That is why soldiers called Metaxas and Papadopoulos have from time to time felt obliged to step forward and try a spot of military dictatorship. ► see thesaurus at government2[countable] a country that is ruled by one person who has complete power |
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