dictatorship
gb/dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/ us/dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
B2
Angličtina
~ 8000
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Podstatné jméno
B2
entity
1
System of government by a dictator
A way of ruling a country where one person or a small group has almost all the power and people do not choose them in free elections.
Vzorec užití:
the dictatorship of [a leader/group] in [a country]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dictatorship' (the system of rule) with 'dictator' (the person). For example, they may say *"He is a dictatorship"* instead of *"He is a dictator"* or *"He leads a dictatorship."* Another mistake is using it as a verb, as in *"The general dictatorship the country"* instead of *"The general established a dictatorship"* or *"ruled as a dictator."*
Synonyma
authoritarian regime (More formal; often used in political science, can sound slightly broader but usually refers to a similar kind of non-democratic government.)
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autocracy (Stresses rule by a single person; slightly more formal and technical than 'dictatorship'.)
Antonyma
democracy (Highlights that power is shared and leaders are chosen in free elections, the opposite of a dictatorship.)
Kolokace
military dictatorship
|authoritarian dictatorship
|one-party dictatorship
|establish a dictatorship
|end a dictatorship
|live under a dictatorship
Témata
politics
|government
|society
|law
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The country suffered under a brutal dictatorship for more than thirty years.
- International pressure helped bring down the military dictatorship.
- Many people were imprisoned for speaking out against the dictatorship.
- The new constitution was designed to prevent any future dictatorship.
- Historians still debate how the dictatorship was able to stay in power for so long.
Učební příklady
- People could not vote while the dictatorship was in power.
- She wrote a book about life under a dictatorship.
- The dictatorship controlled the newspapers and the TV.
- After many protests, the dictatorship finally ended.
- They are afraid the country could slide into a dictatorship.
Podstatné jméno
C1
state
2
Total control in a group or organization
A situation where one person or a small group controls everything in a group, company, or home, and other people have little or no say.
Vzorec užití:
a dictatorship in [a company/relationship/organization]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes think 'dictatorship' can only describe countries. In modern English it is often used about companies, families, or teams to show that one person has too much power. Another confusion is with 'dictation'; these words look similar but are unrelated in meaning.
Synonyma
tyranny (Suggests very harsh or cruel use of power; often more emotional or dramatic than 'dictatorship' in this figurative use.)
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autocratic rule (More formal; emphasizes the style of one-person decision-making rather than the political system.)
Antonyma
shared leadership (Stresses power and decisions being spread among several people, the opposite of one person controlling everything.)
Kolokace
office dictatorship
|family dictatorship
|corporate dictatorship
|run like a dictatorship
|a dictatorship at home
Témata
society
|work
|relationships
|business
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The CEO turned the company into a kind of dictatorship where nobody dared disagree with him.
- Their relationship had become a quiet dictatorship, with one partner making all the decisions.
- Teachers complained that the school was run as a dictatorship by the headmaster.
- He said he wanted a team, not a dictatorship, in the new project group.
- The club members finally voted to end the chairman’s informal dictatorship.
Učební příklady
- The office felt like a small dictatorship.
- At home, his father’s word was law; it was a family dictatorship.
- No one liked that the team was run as a dictatorship.
- She left the company because it was a dictatorship, not a place for new ideas.
- They said the club should be friendly, not a dictatorship.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
dictatorship
IPA
GB/dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
US/dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
Slabiky a přízvuk
dic - tat - or - ship (4 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tat)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: dictatorship
- Plural: dictatorship, dictatorships
Příbuzná slova
Forms
dictatorships
noun
Related words
dictation
noun
Negative and opposite forms
democracy
noun B1
democratic
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
dictatorially
adverb
Výrazy
benevolent dictatorship
1/bənˈɛvələnt dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
fixed phrase
Kind but undemocratic rule
A situation where one person has all the power, but people think this person uses the power in a fair and helpful way.
Příklady
- The startup was basically a benevolent dictatorship led by its founder.
- He joked that his family was a benevolent dictatorship, with his mother in charge of everything.
dictatorship of the proletariat
1/dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp əv ðə pɹˌoʊlɪtˈɛɹiət/
fixed phrase
technical
Marxist idea of working-class rule
In Marxist theory, a time when workers as a group control the government before there are no social classes.
Příklady
- The party’s program still refers to the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- Students discussed whether the dictatorship of the proletariat is compatible with democracy.
end a dictatorship
1/ˈɛnd ə dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
fixed phrase
Bring a dictatorship to an end
To change a country so that the dictatorship is no longer in power.
Příklady
- Mass protests helped end the dictatorship in just a few months.
- They hoped international pressure would end the dictatorship peacefully.
fall of a dictatorship
1/fˈɔl əv ə dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
fixed phrase
Collapse of a dictatorship
The moment or period when a dictatorship loses power and no longer rules the country.
Příklady
- The fall of the dictatorship opened the way for free elections.
- Many films have been made about the fall of the dictatorship in that region.
live in a dictatorship
1/lˈɪv ˈɪn ə dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
fixed phrase
Reside in a dictatorship
To live in a country that is ruled by a dictatorship.
Příklady
- She knows what it is like to live in a dictatorship.
- Many people who live in a dictatorship dream of moving abroad.
military dictatorship
1/mˈɪlɪtˌɛɹi dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
fixed phrase
Government ruled by the military
A government where the army controls the country and people do not choose leaders in free elections.
Příklady
- After the coup, the country became a military dictatorship.
- Many people fled the military dictatorship to find safety abroad.
one-party dictatorship
1/wˈʌn pˈɑɹti dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
fixed phrase
Dictatorship with one legal party
A system where one political party controls the country and no other parties are allowed to compete for power.
Příklady
- The constitution turned the state into a one-party dictatorship.
- For decades the region was under a one-party dictatorship.
under a dictatorship
1/ˈʌndɚ ə dɪktˈeɪtɚʃˌɪp/
fixed phrase
Living in a dictatorship
Living in a country where a dictatorship rules.
Příklady
- People living under a dictatorship often fear speaking openly.
- She grew up under a dictatorship and values free speech very highly.