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Antonyms for dictatorship
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪkˈteɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈdɪk teɪ- |
Definition of dictatorship
Origin :- 1580s, from dictator + -ship.
- noun absolute rule
- McClellan is now ripe for the dictatorship of the Copperheads.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- The Socialist state will be a democracy, not a dictatorship.
- Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
- From what Dad told me, he's trying to turn Oredan into a Dictatorship, with him at the head.
- Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
- From him, Barrent learned that Earth was believed to be a dictatorship.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- "Oh, good, that sounds like a dictatorship," Harkaman was saying.
- Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
- In both cases the dictatorship was due to exceptional circumstances.
- Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard
- The dictatorship was a veil, behind which the law remained intact.
- Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo
- The dictatorship was fitted to be repudiated by Cincinnatus, and to be espoused by Cæsar.
- Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo
- Young's dictatorship in the choice of wives was equally absolute.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
- It was about a year after the close of the dictatorship of Fabius that this battle was fought.
- Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott
Synonyms for dictatorship
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