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Noun
/dikˈtātərˌSHip/,/ˈdiktātər-/,
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dictatorships, plural;
  1. Government by a dictator
    • - forty years of dictatorship
  2. A country governed by a dictator

  3. Absolute authority in any sphere


  1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
  2. (dictator) a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
  3. (dictator) a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  4. (dictator) authoritarian: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
  5. A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator. It has three possible meanings: #A Roman dictator was the incumbent of a political office of the Roman Republic. ...
  6. A dictator is a ruler (e.g. absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power (sometimes but not always with military control) but without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch. ...
  7. (The Dictator (film)) The Dictator is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Clive Brook, Madeleine Carroll, Emlyn Williams and Helen Haye. ...
  8. (The Dictators) The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973 . Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth. ...
  9. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique; A government which exercises autocratic rule
  10. (dictator) Originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war; A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government; A tyrannical boss, or authority figure; A ...
  11. (dictator) n. a ruler with complete power
  12. (Dictator (n)) hilariously shaped, edible tuber.
  13. ("The Dictator") Seacoast mortar used relentlessly in Petersburg seige.
  14. (Dictator) Jesus; George W. Bush, Adolf Hitler, Chuck Norris, Darth Vader (de facto)
  15. (Dictator) The name of Apertus' control interface (still in developement). This will be the physical buttons that control the cameras operations. Dictator has it's own dedicated subbpage: here
  16. (Dictator) a single person with absolute power that rules a country or region.
  17. (Dictator) n. An evil man who maintains power by intimidation and force, refusing to obey the United States.
  18. (Dictator) noun -- title of the emergency leader of Rome during the Republic.
  19. (Dictator) suggest the need to be more flexible and openminded in your life and your choices.
  20. (The dictator) In this style of directing, the director has a strongly assertive role and is very dominant in the process of creating a theatrical work. Rehearsals are more or less fully controlled and predictable, with the actors having little or no say.
  21. (dictator) (2h)[X], POs away, FOs > respective sides, alt. move > signer and away, like CONTROL but with a smug facial expression.
  22. (dictator) during the republic, an official appointed to exercise supreme authority during a crisis, for a period of up to six months. By the first century BC, Roman politicians were using the position to control the government (Dersin).
  23. (dic·ta·tor) [ dík tàytər ] (plural dic·ta·tors)
  24. You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.
  25. A government in which political power is exercised by a single individual whose rule is considered illegitimate.