dictatorship
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concept
A dictatorship is a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a single ruler or a small group, with limited or no effective constitutional, legal, or popular constraints.
Aliases (8)
- authoritarian regime ×5
- military junta ×3
- autocracy ×2
- regime ×2
- authoritarian dictatorship ×1
- authoritarian state ×1
- far-right regime ×1
- military dictatorship ×1
Instances (19)
- Fascist Italy ("authoritarian regime")
- Nazi Germany
- Francoist Spain ("authoritarian dictatorship")
- Reich government ("authoritarian regime")
- Tsardom of Russia ("autocracy")
- State Law and Order Restoration Council ("military junta")
- State Peace and Development Council ("military junta")
- Wrangel government in Crimea ("military dictatorship")
- Russian Empire ("autocracy")
- July Monarchy ("regime")
- North Korea ("authoritarian state")
- French Consulate ("authoritarian regime")
- Estado Novo (Portugal) ("authoritarian regime")
- Estado Novo regime ("authoritarian regime")
- National Salvation Junta ("military junta")