dictatorship
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
dictatorship
n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism},
{authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy},
{one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism},
{totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
163 Moby Thesaurus words for "dictatorship":
Caesarism, Stalinism, absolute monarchy, absolutism, aedileship,
archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy,
autarchy, authoritarianism, autocracy, autonomy,
benevolent despotism, bishopric, captainship, chairmanship,
chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry,
chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, coalition government,
colonialism, commonwealth, constitutional government,
constitutional monarchy, consulate, consulship, convenership,
custody, czarism, deanery, democracy, despotism, dictature,
directorate, directorship, dominion rule, duarchy, duumvirate,
dyarchy, emirate, episcopacy, federal government, federation,
feudal system, foremanship, garrison state, generalship,
gerontocracy, governorship, guardianship, headship, hegemony,
heteronomy, hierarchy, hierocracy, home rule, intendancy,
kaiserism, leadership, limited monarchy, lordship, magistracy,
magistrateship, magistrature, managership, martial law, masterdom,
mastership, mastery, mayoralty, mayorship, meritocracy,
metropolitanate, metropolitanship, militarism, military government,
mob rule, mobocracy, monarchy, neocolonialism, nobility,
ochlocracy, oligarchy, one-man rule, one-party rule, overseership,
pantisocracy, papacy, pashadom, pashalic, paternalism,
patriarchate, patriarchy, police state, pontificality, pontificate,
popedom, popehood, popeship, prefectship, prefecture, premiership,
presidency, presidentship, prime-ministership, prime-ministry,
princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate, proconsulship,
proctorship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry, provostship,
pure democracy, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship,
representative democracy, representative government, republic,
ruling class, seigniory, self-determination, self-government,
seneschalship, seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy,
sheriffdom, shrievalty, social democracy, sovereignty, stewardship,
stratocracy, superintendence, superintendency, supervisorship,
suzerainship, suzerainty, technocracy, thearchy, theocracy,
totalitarian government, totalitarian regime, totalitarianism,
triarchy, tribunate, triumvirate, tyranny, vizierate, viziership,
welfare state
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