dictatorship

Definitions

dictator + -ship (state, office) = the rule or regime of a dictator. The -ship suffix turns a role into the system built around it, as in friendship or leadership.

Common Collocations

• 1.military dictatorship军事独裁
• 2.under a dictatorship在独裁统治下
• 3.establish a dictatorship建立独裁政权

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The country slid from democracy into dictatorship within a decade.

• 2.

  Many fled abroad to escape the brutal dictatorship.