as in tyranny
a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power
a revolution that only ended up replacing one dictatorship with another
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Recent Examples of dictatorship
The group’s roots are in the era of military dictatorships.
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Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Based on a true story, the film follows Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist resisting Brazil’s military dictatorship and the disappearances that went with it in the 1970s.
—Cristina Escobar, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Since the Assad dictatorship was overthrown last month, the U.S. military has stepped up its air strikes on ISIS targets in that country because of an alarming increase in ISIS operations there.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
By replacing a democracy with a dictatorship, the US did inestimable damage to the country and its own reputation in the world, especially in Central America.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Dec. 2024
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Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Based on a true story, the film follows Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist resisting Brazil’s military dictatorship and the disappearances that went with it in the 1970s.
—Cristina Escobar, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Since the Assad dictatorship was overthrown last month, the U.S. military has stepped up its air strikes on ISIS targets in that country because of an alarming increase in ISIS operations there.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
By replacing a democracy with a dictatorship, the US did inestimable damage to the country and its own reputation in the world, especially in Central America.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictatorship
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When Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, and the rest of their ragtag fugitive fleet fled the Cylon tyranny, one of their first ports of call was the pleasure planet of Carillon for a spot of R&R.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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During that terrifying first year of tyranny, Mon Mothma, Saw Gerrera, and Bail Organa face the encroaching darkness.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Juan Bernabe, 56, was already a controversial figure at the club for his open support of fascism, but his up-and-down career came to an end after Sunday’s Instagram posts, The Athletic reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The series tells the story of the birth of fascism in Italy and the rise to power of Benito Mussolini.—
Billboard Italy,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2025
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In response, autocracies such as China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia militarize against the United States and try to divide its alliances and subvert its democracy.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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According to a European survey of more than two hundred countries, 2022 was the first time in two decades that closed autocracies outnumbered liberal democracies in the world.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Dictatorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictatorship. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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