Home > Antonyms > Antonyms for dictatorship

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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019