Definition of dictatorship of the proletariat
: the assumption of political power by the proletariat with concomitant repression of previously controlling or governing classes that in Marxist philosophy is considered an essential preliminary to establishment of the classless state
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“Dictatorship of the proletariat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictatorship%20of%20the%20proletariat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of dictatorship of the proletariat was in 1895
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