dictatorship
(noun)
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Examples of dictatorship in the following topics:
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Dictatorship and Totalitarianism
- Dictatorships govern without consent of the people and in totalitarian dictatorships the power to govern extends to all aspects of life.
- Nazi Germany may be the most familiar example of a totalitarian dictatorship.
- Dictatorship and totalitarianism are often associated, but they are actually two separate phenomena.
- Dictatorship is a form of government in which the ruler has the power to govern without consent of those being governed.
- Many dictatorships are also totalitarian.
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Types of States
- Other forms of government include oligarchy and dictatorship or totalitarianism.
- Brown represents single-party republics, green shows countries where government has been suspended (e.g., military dictatorships), and grey countries do not fit any of the above categories.
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Charismatic Authority
- In politics, charismatic rule is often found in various authoritarian states, autocracies, dictatorships, and theocracies.
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Least Industrialized Countries
- LDCs in this region are particularly likely to have authoritarian governments such as dictatorships.
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Types of Governments
- In most Communist states, governments assert that they represent the democratic dictatorship of the proletariat.