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nouna form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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- libya a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
- third reich the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)
- cincinnatus Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)
- nazi germany the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)
- roman republic the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
- cuban revolution the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959
- socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
- lucius quinctius cincinnatus Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)