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dictatorships of the proletariat

dictatorships of the proletariat is the plural of dictatorship of the proletariat.

Meaning of dictatorship of the proletariat

Noun

dictatorship of the proletariat (countable and uncountable, plural dictatorships of the proletariat)

  1. (Marxism) A socio-political power characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie.
    • If a revolution is to be victoriously carried through, it will require a concentrated power, a dictatorship at its head. Cromwell's dictatorship was necessary in order to establish the supremacy of the English bourgeoisie; the terrorism of the Paris Commune and of the Committee of Public Safety...1962 [1852], Joseph Weydemeyer, “The Dictatorship of the Proletariat”, in Hal Draper & Horst Duhnke, transl., Labor History, volume 3, number 2, translation of original in German, page 217 of 214 -...

Questions about dictatorships of the proletariat

What is dictatorships of the proletariat the plural of?
Dictatorships of the proletariat is the plural of dictatorship of the proletariat.

Words near dictatorships of the proletariat in the dictionary

  1. dictatorship of the majority
  2. dictatorship of the proletariat
  3. dictatorships
  4. dictatorships of democracy
  5. dictatorships of the majority
  6. dictatorships of the proletariat
  7. dictatory
  8. dictatour
  9. dictatours
  10. dictatourship
  11. dictatourships

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