| dictatorship definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 31 sets |
| 2 | government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority | 20 sets |
| 3 | form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority | 15 sets |
| 4 | a government controlled by one person or a small group of people | 14 sets |
| 5 | a form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority | 12 sets |
| 6 | la dictadura | 8 sets |
| 7 | absolute or despotic control or power. | 7 sets |
| 8 | rule by one complete ruler. | 7 sets |
| 9 | government controlled by one person or a small group of people | 7 sets |
| 10 | a ruler or group holds power by force | 6 sets |
| 11 | a government in which the people have no rights; one person or a small group of people rule the country by force and make all the laws | 5 sets |
| 12 | rule by one who rules by force | 5 sets |
| 13 | a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. | 4 sets |
| 14 | single, powerful ruler has total control | 4 sets |
| 15 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator | 4 sets |
| 16 | absolute or despotic control or power | 4 sets |
| 17 | government under the control of one all powerful leader | 3 sets |
| 18 | one-person rule | 3 sets |
| 19 | government in which the ruler has absolute power and unlimited authority | 3 sets |
| 20 | a government controlled by one person or a small group of people, | 3 sets |
| 21 | a form of government characterized by absolute state power and the unlimited authority of the ruler. | 3 sets |
| 22 | a type of government in which an individual or a group holds complete political power | 3 sets |
| 23 | an individual or group holds complete political power | 3 sets |
| 24 | government controlled by one person, called a dictator, who usually took over by force | 3 sets |
| 25 | government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority. | 3 sets |
| 26 | single, powerful ruler has total control supported by an army | 3 sets |
| 27 | a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority | 3 sets |
| 28 | dictadura | 3 sets |
| 29 | government ruled by a person who has not been elected. may have come to power as the result of a coup or a revolution of some kind. maintains control by force, fear, and/or intimidation. | 3 sets |
| 30 | a government in which one person, a dictator, governs | 3 sets |
| 31 | a system of government in which a country is ruled by a single person with absolute power. | 3 sets |
| 32 | a form of government in which all power is in the hands of one person or a small group of people | 3 sets |
| 33 | a form of government in which power is seized by an individual | 2 sets |
| 34 | acquire and maintain leadership in the state through fear and force. | 2 sets |
| 35 | those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people | 2 sets |
| 36 | a form of government in which a single individual who uses aboustle power in cruel ways | 2 sets |
| 37 | government under control of one all powerful leader | 2 sets |
| 38 | absolute control of power by one person or group | 2 sets |
| 39 | government in which a person/group has absolute power | 2 sets |
| 40 | a single powerful ruler has total control | 2 sets |