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dictatorship in Portuguese

dictatorship in Portuguese is ditadura — dictatorship means a form of government in which one person or small group holds total, unchecked power.

dictatorship in Portuguese

ditadura
noun
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

What does "dictatorship" mean?

  1. noun A form of government in which one person or small group holds total, unchecked power.
    "The country fell into a military dictatorship after the coup."
  2. noun Any situation or organization run with total, one-sided control.
    "He joked that his boss ran the office like a dictatorship."
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dictatorship in a sentence

  • The country fell into a military dictatorship after the coup.
  • Free elections ended decades of dictatorship.
  • He joked that his boss ran the office like a dictatorship.

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What is "dictatorship" in Portuguese?

"dictatorship" in Portuguese is ditadura. dictatorship means: A form of government in which one person or small group holds total, unchecked power.

How do you use "dictatorship" in a sentence?

Example: "The country fell into a military dictatorship after the coup." In Portuguese, "dictatorship" is ditadura.

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