dictatorship

Synonyms

absolutism, authoritarianism, autocracy, czarism (also tsarism), despotism, totalitarianism, tyranny;

Near Antonyms

democracy, self-governance, self-government, self-rule;

freedom, self-determination;

autonomy, sovereignty (also sovranty);

Related Words

monarchism, monarchy, monocracy;

Communism, fascism, Nazism;

domination, oppression;