as in tyranny
a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power
a revolution that only ended up replacing one dictatorship with another
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Recent Examples of dictatorship
The uprising was put down by government forces during Uruguay’s military dictatorship, and Mujica was subsequently imprisoned for nearly 15 years, enduring many forms of torture.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Independence day, 1988 — Manuela dreams of winning her school’s ‘best dress’ competition, while her older brother takes to the streets to protest Chile’s vicious dictatorship.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 13 May 2025
But as a woman raised in a dictatorship who had graduated from university with honors, landed a job in her country’s most prestigious bank and helped pull her family out of poverty, those early years in America must have been a struggle.
—Jill Damatac, People.com, 10 May 2025
Capturing the quiet insanity of living in a dictatorship, writer/director Bogdan Mureșanu saturates his story in the details of rage and fear.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Independence day, 1988 — Manuela dreams of winning her school’s ‘best dress’ competition, while her older brother takes to the streets to protest Chile’s vicious dictatorship.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 13 May 2025
But as a woman raised in a dictatorship who had graduated from university with honors, landed a job in her country’s most prestigious bank and helped pull her family out of poverty, those early years in America must have been a struggle.
—Jill Damatac, People.com, 10 May 2025
Capturing the quiet insanity of living in a dictatorship, writer/director Bogdan Mureșanu saturates his story in the details of rage and fear.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictatorship
Noun
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The guitar, by transitive property, broke down racial and class barriers, fought tyranny, freed up minds and bodies.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The Founding Fathers, having witnessed the abuses of centralized power under British rule, embedded this model into the Constitution to ensure a system of checks and balances, where each branch could limit the powers of the others, safeguarding against tyranny and upholding the rule of law.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Andor is an amazing work of art, not just as a Star Wars show but as an overall series with incredible writing, acting, production values and a relevant take on the rise of fascism.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The long arm of fascism has stretched all the way to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where, quite suddenly, nobody is allowed to be naked on the red carpet anymore.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Noun
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There is certainly a connection between autocracy and corruption.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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They are caught up by the logics of war and autocracy.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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“Dictatorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictatorship. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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