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Willkürherrschaft — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • despotism noun Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
  • dictatorship noun A form of government in which one person or small group holds total, unchecked power.

Senses

Willkürherrschaft is used for these senses in English:

  • despotism Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
  • dictatorship A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dictatorship — full definition

  1. noun A form of government in which one person or small group holds total, unchecked power.
  2. noun Any situation or organization run with total, one-sided control.

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