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dictatorialism

dictatorialism noun: ideology that supports dictatorship; dictatorship.

Noun

dictatorialism (uncountable)

  1. Ideology that supports dictatorship; dictatorship.
    • Near-synonyms: autocratism, authoritarianism
    • Nothing will crush the creative spirit more quickly than dictatorialism in art.1981, Elizabeth R. Hayes, Dance composition and production for high schools and colleges

Synonyms of dictatorialism

Origin of dictatorialism

From dictatorial + -ism.

Questions about dictatorialism

What does dictatorialism mean?
Dictatorialism means ideology that supports dictatorship; dictatorship.
What part of speech is dictatorialism?
Dictatorialism is a noun.

Words near dictatorialism in the dictionary

  1. dictative
  2. dictator
  3. dictatoress
  4. dictatoresses
  5. dictatorial
  6. dictatorialism
  7. dictatoriality
  8. dictatorially
  9. dictatorialness
  10. dictatorian
  11. dictatorie

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