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Autocratic form of government
A dictatorship is a form of government which is characterized by a leader who holds absolute or near-absolute political power. Politics in a dictatorship
Dictatorship
Political system
Benevolent dictatorship is a term that describes a government where a dictatorial leader exercises absolute political power over the state but is perceived
Benevolent_dictatorship
Dictatorship ruled by the military
military dictatorship is a type of dictatorship where supreme power is held and exercised by a member of the armed forces. Military dictatorships are usually
Military_dictatorship
State of affairs in Marxist theory
In Marxist theory, the dictatorship of the proletariat (sometimes abbreviated as DotP) is a state of affairs in which the proletariat, or the working class
Dictatorship of the proletariat
Dictatorship_of_the_proletariat
Period of Spanish history (1936–1975)
Francoist Spain (España franquista), also known as the Franco dictatorship, officially the Spanish State (Estado Español), was a state in Spanish history
Francoist_Spain
1964–1985 military regime in Brazil
The military dictatorship in Brazil (Portuguese: ditadura militar [dʒitaˈduɾɐ miliˈtaʁ]), sometimes called the Fifth Brazilian Republic, was established
Military dictatorship in Brazil
Military_dictatorship_in_Brazil
Theoretical rule in social choice theory
theory, a dictatorship mechanism is a degenerate voting rule or mechanism where the result depends on one person's. A serial dictatorship is similar
Dictatorship_mechanism
1918 anti-Soviet administration in Baku, Azerbaijan
The Centro-Caspian Dictatorship, also known as the Central-Caspian Dictatorship (Russian: Диктатура Центрокаспия, romanized: Diktatura Tsentrokaspiya,
Centrocaspian_Dictatorship
One-government dominance of a parliament
"Elective dictatorship", also called "executive dominance" in political science, is a phrase describing the state in which a typical Westminster system
Elective_dictatorship
Binary measure of democracy and dictatorship
Democracy-Dictatorship (DD), index of democracy and dictatorship, or simply the DD index, or the DD datasets, was the binary measure of democracy and dictatorship
Democracy-Dictatorship_Index
Dictatorship that is constitutionally granted in an emergency
constitutional dictatorship is a form of government in which dictatorial powers stem from, and remain limited by, a constitution. The dictatorship usually is
Constitutional_dictatorship
Authoritarian regime
A right-wing dictatorship, sometimes also referred to as a rightist dictatorship is an authoritarian or totalitarian regime following right-wing policies
Right-wing_dictatorship
Extreme form of authoritarianism and a theoretical concept
centralized character of the government – were never achieved by the dictatorships called totalitarian. To support this claim, the historians argue that
Totalitarianism
Term describing Cuba's political structure
The concept of a grassroots dictatorship was created by historian Lillian Guerra to describe her understanding of the unique political structure of Cuba
Grassroots_dictatorship
Military rulers of Greece, 1967–1974
elections which Georgios Papandreou's Centre Union was favoured to win. The dictatorship was characterised by policies such as anti-communism, restrictions on
Greek_junta
Period of Chilean history under the rule of General Augusto Pinochet
authoritarian military dictatorship ruled Chile for almost seventeen years, between 11 September 1973 and 11 March 1990. The dictatorship was established after
Military dictatorship of Chile
Military_dictatorship_of_Chile
1860 government in the Two Sicilies
The Dictatorship of Garibaldi or Dictatorial Government of Sicily was the provisional executive that Giuseppe Garibaldi appointed to govern the territory
Dictatorship of Giuseppe Garibaldi
Dictatorship_of_Giuseppe_Garibaldi
1976–1983 Argentine military dictatorship
Nacional, PRN; often simply el Proceso, "the Process") was the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from the coup d'état of 24 March 1976 until the
National Reorganization Process
National_Reorganization_Process
Mass dictatorship, also known as consensus dictatorship (German: Konsensdiktatur), is a concept developed to explain the phenomenon of a political dictatorship
Mass_dictatorship
Maoist political concept of democracy
People's democratic dictatorship is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) term to describe the state system of the People's Republic of China. The premise of
People's democratic dictatorship
People's_democratic_dictatorship
1973–1985 military regime in Uruguay
civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (Spanish: Dictadura cívico-militar de Uruguay) (1973–1985), also known as the Uruguayan Dictatorship (Spanish: Dictadura
Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay
Civic-military_dictatorship_of_Uruguay
1979 essay by Jeane Kirkpatrick
"Dictatorships and Double Standards" is an essay by Jeane Kirkpatrick published in the November 1979 issue of Commentary magazine, which criticized the
Dictatorships and Double Standards
Dictatorships_and_Double_Standards
Country in Southwestern Europe
Empire. The kingdom became a republic in 1910 and was a dictatorship from 1926 until the dictatorship's overthrow in 1974 enabled the full establishment of
Portugal
1994 book by Gene Sharp
From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dictatorship and
From Dictatorship to Democracy
From_Dictatorship_to_Democracy
Nigerian military reign from 1966–1999
The military dictatorship in Nigeria was a period when members of the Nigerian Armed Forces held power in Nigeria from 1966 to 1999 with an interregnum
Military dictatorship in Nigeria
Military_dictatorship_in_Nigeria
Sequence of rulers considered members of the same family
genetics, and nepotism may contribute to the phenomenon. Hereditary dictatorships are characterized by the dictator keeping political power within their
Dynasty
Thai political hip-hop band
Rap Against Dictatorship (RAD) is a Thai political hip-hop group that mainly produces anti-military junta, dictator, and pro-democracy rap music. They
Rap_Against_Dictatorship
Form of government ruled by experts
Technocracy is an expert-based type of governance. In its strongest sense, it is a form of government in which decisions across all sectors and policy
Technocracy
Government where the monarch has absolute power
Nordic countries. Absolute monarchies are distinct from hereditary dictatorships such as North Korea, Duvalier Haiti or Ba'athist Syria. In the Ottoman
Absolute_monarchy
Topics referred to by the same term
Random serial dictatorship, also called random priority, can refer to: A general rule for social choice - a variant of the dictatorship mechanism. A specific
Random_serial_dictatorship
1918 pamphlet by Karl Kautsky
The Dictatorship of the Proletariat (published in German as Die Diktatur des Proletariats) is a 1918 pamphlet by prominent Marxist Karl Kautsky. The work
The Dictatorship of the Proletariat (pamphlet)
The_Dictatorship_of_the_Proletariat_(pamphlet)
1957–1986 hereditary dictatorship in Haiti
Haitian Creole: Fanmi Duvalier) ruled Haiti as a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship for almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son
Duvalier_family
Extraordinary magistrate of the Roman Republic
44 BC, who became dictator perpetuo just before his death. This later dictatorship was used to effect wide-ranging and semi-permanent changes across Roman
Roman_dictator
1949 speech by Chinese leader Mao Zedong
"On the People's Democratic Dictatorship" (simplified Chinese: 论人民民主专政; traditional Chinese: 論人民民主專政) is a speech which was written by Mao Zedong. It was
On the People's Democratic Dictatorship
On_the_People's_Democratic_Dictatorship
Socialist economic-political system
involvement in dictatorships has been criticized. Hayek has stated: "As long term institutions, I am totally against dictatorships. But a dictatorship may be
Authoritarian_socialism
Russian revolutionary anarchist (1814–1876)
Marxism, especially of the dictatorship of the proletariat, arguing that Marxist states would be one-party dictatorships ruling over the proletariat
Mikhail_Bakunin
Period of Yugoslav history (1929–31)
The 6 January Dictatorship (Serbian: Шестојануарска диктатура, Šestojanuarska diktatura; Croatian: Šestosiječanjska diktatura; Slovene: Šestojanuarska
6_January_Dictatorship
1954–1989 government in Paraguay
The dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (Spanish: Dictadura de Alfredo Stroessner), colloquially known as the Stronismo or Stronato, was the period of almost
Dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner
Dictatorship_of_Alfredo_Stroessner
1933–1974 authoritarian regime in Portugal
installed in 1933. It evolved from the Ditadura Nacional ("National Dictatorship") formed after the coup d'état of 28 May 1926 against the unstable First
Estado_Novo_(Portugal)
Term for a politically unstable country
significant challenges with governmental corruption as a result of the dictatorships backed by the U.S. government, Effraín Ríos Montt (1982–1983) for Guatemala
Banana_republic
1923–1930 government in Spain
General Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship over Spain began with a coup on 13 September 1923 and ended with his resignation on 28 January 1930. It took
Dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera
Dictatorship_of_Miguel_Primo_de_Rivera
Non-fiction book by Ernst Fraenkel
The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship (German: Der Doppelstaat) is a German-language and English-language non-fiction book by lawyer
The_Dual_State
Ethnic armed group in Myanmar
The New Mon State Party (Anti-Military Dictatorship) is a splinter group of the New Mon State Party. Its military wing is the Ramonnya Mon Army. On 14
New Mon State Party (Anti-Military Dictatorship)
New_Mon_State_Party_(Anti-Military_Dictatorship)
Political party in Ukraine
The Dictatorship Resistance Committee (Ukrainian: Комітет опору диктатурі, romanized: Komitet oporu dyktaturi, Russian: Комитет сопротивления диктатуре)
Dictatorship Resistance Committee
Dictatorship_Resistance_Committee
English historian (born 1943)
grass-roots in Bavaria. Kershaw showed how ordinary people reacted to the Nazi dictatorship, looking at how people conformed to the regime and to the extent and
Ian_Kershaw
Association football tournament in Argentina
Dictatorship". Goal!. Catholic University of America Press. p. 212. doi:10.2307/j.ctt15zc524.11. Koller, Christian (2015). "Football and Dictatorship"
1978_FIFA_World_Cup
governments, as an exception where most of the region was ruled by military dictatorships, and the period was characterized by economic prosperity. Economic shocks
Venezuela
The different forms and trends of protest music against the Marcos dictatorship mostly first became prominent during the period now known as the First
Protest music against the Marcos dictatorship
Protest_music_against_the_Marcos_dictatorship
Regime dominated by three individuals
referred to the National Convention headed by Robespierre as both a dictatorship and a triumvirate. Prior to Napoleon and during the Terror from 1793
Triumvirate
Country in Southeast Europe
challenge of resettling refugees from Turkey, culminating in a royalist dictatorship in 1936. Greece endured military occupation during World War II, the
Greece
1917–1919 government in Costa Rica
The Dictatorship of the Tinoco brothers, also Tinochist or Peliquist (as Federico Tinoco was nicknamed "Pelico") Dictatorship, or Tinoco regime is the
Dictatorship of the Tinoco brothers
Dictatorship_of_the_Tinoco_brothers
Non-fiction book by Barrington Moore, Jr.
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World (1966) is a book by Barrington Moore Jr. The work studied
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Social_Origins_of_Dictatorship_and_Democracy
2019 book by Ece Temelkuran
from Democracy to Dictatorship is a 2019 nonfiction book by Ece Temelkuran, discussing how democracies backslide into dictatorships. It was written in
How_to_Lose_a_Country
Form of government
workers lead the state through the communist party, establishing the dictatorship of the proletariat as its class system and, by extension, the socialist
Communist_state
Country in Southern and Western Europe
struggles culminated in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and the Francoist dictatorship (1939–1975). With the restoration of democracy and entry into the EU
Spain
2023 Israeli youth organisation and open letter
Youth Against Dictatorship (Hebrew: נוער נגד דיקטטורה, romanized: Noar neged diktatura) is a youth organisation in Israel. On 3 September 2023, they released
Youth_Against_Dictatorship
1918 book by Vladimir Lenin
Bolsheviks. The prime motivation for writing PRRK was Kautsky's pamphlet The Dictatorship of the Proletariat published earlier in 1918. Kautsky had condemned the
The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky
The_Proletarian_Revolution_and_the_Renegade_Kautsky
Form of government with religious leaders
Padovano, Fabio (2009). "Theocracy, Natural Spiritual Monopoly, and Dictatorship". The Political Economy of Theocracy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US
Theocracy
Political leader who possesses absolute power
A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is defined as a state ruled by a dictator. The word originated as the title
Dictator
State where only one party may form a government
dictatorships, structure themselves unlike democracies. They also turn into multi-party democracies at a lower rate than dominant-party dictatorships
One-party_state
The systemic human rights abuses of the military dictatorship in Brazil from 1964 to 1985 included extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, torture
Human rights abuses of the military dictatorship in Brazil
Human_rights_abuses_of_the_military_dictatorship_in_Brazil
Austrian economist and philosopher (1899–1992)
against dictatorships. But a dictatorship may be a necessary system for a transitional period. [...] Personally I prefer a liberal dictatorship to democratic
Friedrich_Hayek
Synthesis of Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and Third Worldism
fundamental to Maoism–Third Worldism is an understanding of the joint-dictatorship of the proletariat of oppressed nations (JDPON) and/or global new democratic
Maoism–Third_Worldism
Group of laws adopted in 2014 that restricted freedom of speech & assembly in Ukraine
in November. The laws were collectively referred to as the "laws on dictatorship" (Ukrainian: закони про диктатуру, romanized: zakony pro dyktaturu, Russian:
Anti-protest_laws_in_Ukraine
1926–1933 government of Portugal
Nacional (Portuguese pronunciation: [ditɐˈðuɾɐ nɐsiuˈnal], National Dictatorship) was the regime that governed Portugal from the end of the First Portuguese
Ditadura_Nacional
Nationwide repression in the Philippines from 1965–1986
The dictatorship of 10th Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s and 1980s is historically remembered for its record of human rights abuses
Human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship
Human_rights_abuses_of_the_Marcos_dictatorship
American psychologist
leaders during the Nuremberg trials. His 1950 book The Psychology of Dictatorship was an attempt to profile the Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler using
Gustave_Gilbert
The fall of the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera took place on January 28, 1930, when General Miguel Primo de Rivera was forced to present his resignation
Fall of the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera
Fall_of_the_dictatorship_of_Miguel_Primo_de_Rivera
Form of government
person, known as an autocrat. It includes both absolute monarchies and dictatorships, while it is contrasted with democracy and other forms of free government
Autocracy
Electoral system with lottery among ballots
A random ballot, or random dictatorship, is a randomized electoral system where the election is decided on the basis of a single randomly selected ballot
Random_ballot
Country in South America
was restored after Vargas' ousting in 1945. An authoritarian military dictatorship emerged in 1964 with support from the United States and ruled until 1985
Brazil
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
he resigned. The other dictatorships lasted for longer periods, up to a year, and by April 46 BC he was given a new dictatorship annually. The task he
Julius_Caesar
1899–1908 government in Venezuela
The dictatorship of Cipriano Castro (self-proclaimed "Restauración Liberal") is the term used to refer to the military dictatorship in Venezuela under
Dictatorship of Cipriano Castro
Dictatorship_of_Cipriano_Castro
Victims of forced disappearances during Argentina's state terrorism (1970s–1980s)
forced disappearance before, during, and after the last civic-military dictatorship in Argentina, the National Reorganization Process, from 1976 to 1983
Disappeared detainees of the Dirty War
Disappeared_detainees_of_the_Dirty_War
1958–1971, 1977–1988, 1999–2008 periods
have had deep and lasting impacts on its institutions and society. Each dictatorship restructured the legal and political framework to concentrate power in
Military dictatorship in Pakistan
Military_dictatorship_in_Pakistan
1998 Canadian documentary film
Images of a Dictatorship (Spanish: Imageries de una dictatur) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Patricio Henríquez and released in 1999. Culled
Images_of_a_Dictatorship
the Brazilian military dictatorship. It brings together the political dead and disappeared in the Brazilian military dictatorship of 1964. The murders and
List of people killed by and disappeared during the Brazilian military dictatorship
List_of_people_killed_by_and_disappeared_during_the_Brazilian_military_dictatorship
Military junta government of Myanmar from 2021 to 2025
emergency at the end of July 2025, though Min Aung Hlaing's military dictatorship continued through his role on the NDSC, with all powers of the State
State_Administration_Council
German organisation that studies East Germany
The Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship (German: Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, alternatively translated
Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
Federal_Foundation_for_the_Reappraisal_of_the_SED_Dictatorship
Armed actions in Brazil
left-wing groups promoted an armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship between 1968 and 1972, the most severe phase of the regime. Despite its
Armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship
Armed_struggle_against_the_Brazilian_military_dictatorship
describes the country's system of government as a "people's democratic dictatorship." The CCP has also used other terms to officially describe China's system
Politics_of_China
Illegal executions in the Philippines
1,900 cases of enforced disappearances in the Philippines since the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. In Spanish and Portuguese, "disappeared people"
Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines
Extrajudicial_killings_and_forced_disappearances_in_the_Philippines
1871 revolutionary city council
wholesome terror at the words: Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Well and good, gentlemen, do you want to know what this dictatorship looks like? Look at the
Paris_Commune
1976 memoir by Primitivo Mijares
The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos is a 1976 memoir written in exile by former press censor and propagandist Primitivo Mijares. It
The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos
The_Conjugal_Dictatorship_of_Ferdinand_and_Imelda_Marcos
Kingdom of Spain government 1923 to 1925
(Spanish: Directorio Militar), constituted the first stage of the personal dictatorship established in Spain during the reign of Alfonso XIII after the triumph
Military directorate of Miguel Primo de Rivera
Military_directorate_of_Miguel_Primo_de_Rivera
Government led by a committee of military leaders
wider 1964–1985 military dictatorship) Chile – Government Junta (1973–1990) Colombia – Military Junta (1957–1958) Cuba – Dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista
Military_junta
Individuals incarcerated by the Ferdinand Marcos regime
or given clear information about the status of their case. The Marcos dictatorship is historically remembered for its record of human rights abuses, and
Political detainees under the Marcos dictatorship
Political_detainees_under_the_Marcos_dictatorship
Military junta that ruled Argentina from 1966 to 1973
Revolución Argentina) is the self-styled name of the civil-military dictatorship that overthrew the constitutional president Arturo Illia through a coup
Argentine_Revolution
Argentinian theatre of the Cold War, from 1976 to 1983
Guerra sucia) was the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina (Spanish: dictadura cívico-militar de Argentina) for the
Dirty_War
Puppet state of Japan in China (1940–1945)
the republican government envisioned by Sun, but rather a "one-party dictatorship". In August, Wang secretly convened the 6th National Congress of the
Wang_Jingwei_regime
2016 book by Stein Ringen
The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century is a 2016 book of Political Philosophy by the Norwegian sociologist Stein Ringen concerning the rule
The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century
The_Perfect_Dictatorship:_China_in_the_21st_Century
1981. The first four established interim dictatorships, while the fifth and sixth established dictatorships of permanent type on the model of a
Military_coups_in_Argentina
Historical events that have occurred under Ion Antonescu's leadership (1940-1944)
The dictatorship of Ion Antonescu in the Kingdom of Romania began in 1940 and lasted until 1944. As Ion Antonescu suppressed the rebellion led by the Iron
Dictatorship_of_Ion_Antonescu
Denial of the actions of the Chilean military dictatorship
The denialism of the military dictatorship in Chile is a type of negationist historical revisionism existing in Chile. It is a series of arguments and
Negationism of the military dictatorship of Chile
Negationism_of_the_military_dictatorship_of_Chile
Russian Maoist political party
The Party of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (Russian: Партия диктатуры пролетариата, romanized: Partiya diktatury proletariata) (PDP) is a communist
Party of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Party_of_the_Dictatorship_of_the_Proletariat
Countries that primarily produce oil or natural gas
dynastic absolute monarch; one run by another type of autocrat is a petro-dictatorship. The presence alone of large oil and gas industries does not define a
Petrostate
civil repressive agents members of a secret police, during the military dictatorship of Chile under General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990. According
Human rights abuses in Chile under Augusto Pinochet
Human_rights_abuses_in_Chile_under_Augusto_Pinochet
1908–1935 government in Venezuela
The dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez (also known as Gomecismo and self-named Rehabilitación) refers to the presidency of Juan Vicente Gómez and his subsequent
Dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez
Dictatorship_of_Juan_Vicente_Gómez
Ruling family of Nicaragua from 1936 to 1979
Familia Somoza) is a political family which ruled Nicaragua under a dictatorship over a period of 43 years, from 1936 to 1979. Founded by Anastasio Somoza
Somoza_family
President of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
wrote of a "full-on dictatorship", Javier Corrales wrote in Americas Quarterly that Venezuela was "transition[ing] to a full dictatorship", and OAS General
Nicolás_Maduro
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Scottish
Derived from Victoria 'triumphant.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Wonderful God
Girl/Female
Biblical
A fearful dwelling.
Male
Czechoslovakian
, constant.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Greek, Irish, Jamaican
Gift; Similar to Darin; Good Wealth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Harriman.
Boy/Male
English
From the bird hill.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Greek
Modern Blend of Catrina and Patrice
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shubhagunakanan | à®·à¯à®ªà®¾à®•à¯à®¨à®¾à®•ாநநÂ
One who is the master of all virtues
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek, Latin, Swedish
Manly; Warrior; Brave; Female Version of Andrew; Womanly
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n.
Office of a dictator; dictatorship.
n.
The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.