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noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
originEtymology tree English dictator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English dictatorship From dictator + -ship.
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