dictatorship
C851
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.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| authoritarian regime | 45 |
| military junta | 21 |
| military dictatorship | 11 |
| authoritarian government | 9 |
| dictatorship canonical | 9 |
| authoritarian state | 5 |
| autocracy | 4 |
| regime | 4 |
| authoritarian political regime | 2 |
| authoritarian dictatorship | 1 |
| dictadura cívico-militar | 1 |
| family dictatorship | 1 |
| far-right regime | 1 |
| fictional fascist dictatorship | 1 |
| religious dictatorship | 1 |
| reżim nazistowski | 1 |
| régimen autoritario | 1 |
| tyranny | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: dictatorship
Generated description
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.
Instances (98)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Russian Empire | autocracy |
| AFRC junta | military junta |
| National Provisional Ruling Council | military junta |
| Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | military junta |
| Tomainia | fictional fascist dictatorship |
| Fifth Republic of South Korea | authoritarian government |
| Park Chung-hee administration | authoritarian government |
|
General sem Medo (Fearless General)
surface form:
Estado Novo
|
authoritarian regime |
| Turkish military government after 1980 coup | military junta |
|
North Korea (across Han River estuary)
surface form:
North Korea
|
authoritarian state |
| État français | authoritarian regime |
| Latin American military dictatorships | authoritarian political regime |
| The Commonwealth leadership (TV adaptation) | authoritarian regime |
|
New Order
surface form:
New Order (Indonesia)
|
authoritarian political regime |
| Moclan Union | authoritarian state |
| July Monarchy | regime |
| Hetmanate of Pavlo Skoropadsky | authoritarian regime |
| Military Directory of Spain | authoritarian regime |
| Elysium government | authoritarian regime |
| New Order (Indonesia) | authoritarian regime |
| government of Oceania | — |
| Sith Empire | authoritarian regime |
| Regency of Miklós Horthy | authoritarian government |
| Galactic Empire | authoritarian regime |
| Ethiopian Military Council | military junta |
| Derg regime | military junta |
| North Korea | authoritarian state |
| the Empire | authoritarian regime |
| French Consulate | authoritarian regime |
| Ne Win government | authoritarian regime |
| Austrian government of Engelbert Dollfuss | authoritarian government |
| Ständestaat | authoritarian state |
| Proceso de Reorganización Nacional | dictadura cívico-militar |
| SAC | military junta |
| military government of Milton Obote | authoritarian government |
| Tsarist government | autocracy |
| Earth's ruling elite in "Pebble in the Sky" | authoritarian regime |
| Estado Novo (Portugal) | authoritarian regime |
|
Estado Novo regime
surface form:
Estado Novo (Portugal)
|
authoritarian regime |
| Revolutionary Committee of 1922 | military junta |
| National Salvation Junta | military junta |
| Nigerian military regime (1983–1993) | authoritarian regime |
| Transitional Military Council of Sudan | military junta |
| Imperium | authoritarian regime |
| Terran Dominion | authoritarian regime |
| 6 January Dictatorship | authoritarian regime |
| Macías Nguema regime | authoritarian regime |
| military regime of Raoul Cédras | military junta |