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dictatorship

🇬🇧 UK/dik'teitəʃip/🇺🇸 US/dik'teitәʃip/
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Definitions

n.

A form of government in which one person or a small group holds absolute, unrestricted power.

独裁政权;专制统治

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dictsay, speak, declare
+
aconnector
+
torone who does, agent
+
shipstatus, office, skill
=dictatorship

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The dictatorship lasted for thirty years before the people finally revolted.

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