dictatorship of the majority
dictatorship of the majority noun: synonym of tyranny of the majority.
Noun
dictatorship of the majority (countable and uncountable, plural dictatorships of the majority)
- Synonym of tyranny of the majority.
- As to the reproach that Socialists desire either the dictatorship of the proletariat over the higher classes—or the dictatorship of the majority over the minority, Herr Liebknecht successfully disposes of these accusations.1897, American Fabian, volumes 3-4, page 14
- Both the Jacobins and Lenin believed in a temporary dictatorship of the majority over counterrevolutionary minorities.1985, Alex Callinicos, “Repressive toleration revisited”, in Aspects of Toleration, J. Horton and S. Mendus eds., →ISBN, page 64
- Synonyms:
- tyranny of the majority
Synonyms of dictatorship of the majority
Forms of dictatorship of the majority
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Questions about dictatorship of the majority
- What does dictatorship of the majority mean?
- Dictatorship of the majority means synonym of tyranny of the majority.
- What part of speech is dictatorship of the majority?
- Dictatorship of the majority is a noun.
- What is the plural of dictatorship of the majority?
- The plural of dictatorship of the majority is dictatorships of the majority.
Words near dictatorship of the majority in the dictionary
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