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dictatorshipdictatorship /dɪkˈteɪt̮ɚˌʃɪp, ˈdɪkteɪt̮ɚ-/ ●○○ noun social studies, politics THESAURUS a form, system, or process by which a country or state is governed► government a form, system, or process by which a country or state is governed: Most people in the country support the return to a democratic government. The voters just want good government. ► democracy a country or political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government: The U.S. and other Western democracies support the embargo. ► republic a country or political system in which representatives are elected to form the government and there is no king or queen: The constitution of the Republic of South Africa was approved in 1996. ► monarchy a country or political system that has a king or queen as the head of state, and which may or may not also have an elected government: The British monarchy goes back over 1,000 years. ► dictatorship a country or political system with a dictator (=a leader who has complete power and who has not been elected): North Korea is one of the most secretive dictatorships in the world. ► totalitarian country/state etc. a country in which the government has complete control over everything: In a totalitarian country, people have little choice. ► police state a country where the government strictly controls people’s freedom, often using threats or violence: It was a police state and no dissent was allowed. 1[countable, uncountable] government by a ruler who has complete power: The country has been moving toward dictatorship. Stalin’s dictatorship► see thesaurus at government2[countable] a country that is ruled by one person who has complete power |