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
Off screen, Salvo’s harrowing quest to find his family resonates deeply with many survivors of the military dictatorship.
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Arturo Conde, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Mafalda, the Argentine comic strip heroine, took on war, dictatorship and her parents.
—Lily Meyer, The Dial, 20 May 2025
The film, directed by Luciano and Nicolás Onetti, blends historical trauma with supernatural horror, setting its narrative during Argentina’s military dictatorship and the 1978 World Cup soccer final between Argentina and Holland.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2025
His parents, Marcelo Netto and Miriam Leitão, are both journalists who resisted the dictatorship and were persecuted.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 27 May 2025
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Arturo Conde, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Mafalda, the Argentine comic strip heroine, took on war, dictatorship and her parents.
—Lily Meyer, The Dial, 20 May 2025
The film, directed by Luciano and Nicolás Onetti, blends historical trauma with supernatural horror, setting its narrative during Argentina’s military dictatorship and the 1978 World Cup soccer final between Argentina and Holland.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2025
His parents, Marcelo Netto and Miriam Leitão, are both journalists who resisted the dictatorship and were persecuted.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictatorship
Noun
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Yet Croce and his peers knew that silence in the face of tyranny is not prudence.—
Elisa Manfredini,
Time,
14 June 2025
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This is because tyranny always catches you by surprise.—
Nan Z. Da
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
Noun
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At the Seder, Molly compared liberatory ideas to the wind, an invisible force that blows everywhere and can’t be contained, even in the face of fascism.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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This is a core manifestation of fascism — using federal forces to put down dissent.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Some Democrats warn that the U.S. is sliding toward autocracy – a system in which one leader holds unchecked power.—
Daniel Treisman,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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This capital city doesn't have the trappings of an autocracy.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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“Dictatorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictatorship. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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