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dictatorship
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a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power a revolution that only ended up replacing one dictatorship with another Synonyms of dictatorship absolutism, autarchy, authoritarianism, autocracy, Caesarism, czarism (also tsarism or tzarism), despotism, totalism, totalitarianism, tyrannyWords Related to dictatorship monarchism, monarchy, monocracy; Big Brother, Big Brotherism, Communism, fascism, Nazism; domination, oppressionNear Antonyms of dictatorship democracy, self-governance, self-government, self-rule; freedom, self-determination; autonomy, sovereignty (also sovranty)
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