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
Why did the Biden administration not enforce the Trump-era sanctions against Iran and allowed about $100 billion to flow to that theocratic dictatorship.
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CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
The Poverty Stoplight Network is a new way to address poverty elimination, honed over four decades of work from Fundación Paraguaya which was founded in 1985 in Paraguay during a military dictatorship with the objective of ending political, social, and economic discrimination.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Her robust defense of the dictatorship strikes many Argentines as exaggerated.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
In 2003, a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq and quickly toppled Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
The Poverty Stoplight Network is a new way to address poverty elimination, honed over four decades of work from Fundación Paraguaya which was founded in 1985 in Paraguay during a military dictatorship with the objective of ending political, social, and economic discrimination.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Her robust defense of the dictatorship strikes many Argentines as exaggerated.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
In 2003, a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq and quickly toppled Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictatorship
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It's mainly made up of former and current law enforcement, former and current military, and these people see themselves as the last line of defense against government tyranny.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Finally, Gibney breaks away from nonstop Sopranos worship for secondhand memories of Gandolfini’s personal struggles on the series — the mixture of pressure and addiction — and Chase’s transition into some level of occasional tyranny.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
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Forcible suppression of opposition is a key component in fascism.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Parisian Surrealists emerged amid the fresh traumas of World War I, the alienation of rapid industrialization, and the horrors of rising fascism.Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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To start a new movement, Tunisia’s civil society and its politicians must rebuild trust with the people and convince them, fundamentally, that democracy is more likely than autocracy to bring about the economic growth and stability the country needs.Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Yet this cooperation masks divisions among the world’s major autocracies.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Dictatorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictatorship. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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