dictature

noun

dic·​ta·​ture

dikˈtāchər,

ˈdiktəˌchu̇(ə)r

plural -s

: office of a dictator : dictatorship

also : a body of dictators

Word History

Etymology

Latin dictatura, from dictatus + -ura -ure

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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