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dic·ta·tor·ship    Audio Help   [dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
2.absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control.
3.the office or position held by a dictator.
[Origin: 1580–90; dictator + -ship]
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  absolutism
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives.
Synonyms:  autarchy, autocracy, despotism, monocracy, tyranny
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  absolutism
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A political doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule.
Synonyms:  authoritarianism, autocracy, despotism, totalitarianism
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  tyranny
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly.
Synonyms:  autocracy, despotism, totalitarianism
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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