| 单词 | dictatorship |
| 释义 | dictatorship (once / 1904 pages) n A dictatorship is a government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else. Dictatorship implies absolute power — one person who takes control — of a political situation, a family, a classroom or even a camping expedition. In government, a dictatorship leaves no room for input from anyone who is not the top guy or gal. The noun comes from the late 14th century Latin word, dictare, which means to "repeat or say often." In a dictatorship, one person keeps repeating the same command: "My way or the highway." WORD FAMILYdictatorship: dictatorships+/dictate: dictated, dictates, dictating, dictation, dictator/dictation: dictations/dictator: dictatorial, dictators, dictatorship/dictatorial: dictatorially USAGE EXAMPLESAlvarez agreed to hand over power to an elected civilian government in 1984 as the wave of dictatorships in the region was starting to recede. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Matheson says during his time at the organisation it turned into a dictatorship with a "management style based on fear and favour". BBC(Dec 23, 2016) The cardinal became famous for challenging leaders of the brutal military dictatorship of 1964-1985 and for his fight against torture in Latin America. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) n a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Syn|Hypo|Hyper Caesarism, Stalinism, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, totalitarianism, tyranny police state a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) autarchy, autocracy a political system governed by a single individual |
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