dictatorship

• Régime politique dans lequel le pouvoir est concentré entre les mains d'une seule personne ou d'un petit groupe, sans contre-pouvoirs ni respect de la constitution, des lois ou de l'opposition.

A form of government in which a single person or a small group holds absolute power, unrestricted by a constitution, laws, or political opposition.

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   A form of government in which a single person or a small group holds absolute power, unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or political opposition.

   Dictature

   • The country lived under a brutal dictatorship for decades.
   • A dictatorship often suppresses free speech and dissent.
   • The transition from a dictatorship to a democracy was difficult.

   Synonymesabsolutismautarchyauthoritarianismautocracydespotismmonocracyone-man ruletotalitarianismtyranny

   Antonymesconstitutionalismdemocracyrepublic