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dictatorship definition

dic·ta·tor·ship (dik′tāt′ər s̸hip′, dik′tāt′-)

noun

  1. the position or office of a dictator
  2. the time during which a dictator rules
  3. a state ruled by a dictator
  4. absolute power or authority

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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