DICTATORSHIP


Meaning of DICTATORSHIP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dik-ˈtā-tər-ˌship, ˈdik-ˌ ]

noun

Date: 1542

1. : the office of dictator

2. : autocratic rule, control, or leadership

3.

a. : a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique

b. : a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated

c. : a despotic state

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.