独 裁 制(どくさいせい)

どくさいせい

noun

dictatorship; autocracy

1. dictatorship; autocracy; authoritarian rule

A form of government in which power is concentrated in a single individual or a small group, without meaningful democratic checks. Decisions are made unilaterally without the consent of the governed.

その国(くに)は独裁制(どくさいせい)だ。

That country is a dictatorship.

独裁制(どくさいせい)のもとでは言論(げんろん)の自由(じゆう)がない。

Under a dictatorship, there is no freedom of speech.

市民(しみん)の抗議(こうぎ)によって独裁制(どくさいせい)が崩壊(ほうかい)した。

The dictatorship collapsed due to citizen protests.

Composed of 独裁(どくさい) (dictatorship, autocracy) + 制(せい) (system). Carries a strongly negative connotation in modern Japanese usage, implying oppressive and undemocratic governance.

Common collocations

独裁制(どくさいせい)を敷(し)く: to impose a dictatorship
独裁制(どくさいせい)が崩壊(ほうかい)する: for a dictatorship to collapse
軍事(ぐんじ)独裁制(どくさいせい): military dictatorship
独裁制(どくさいせい)から民主化(みんしゅか): democratization from dictatorship

Related words

独裁者(どくさいしゃ): dictator
君主制(くんしゅせい): monarchy
民主制(みんしゅせい): democracy (contrasting system)
全体主義(ぜんたいしゅぎ): totalitarianism

Related Words

Related: 独裁者(どくさいしゃ) (dictator)

Related: 君主制(くんしゅせい) (monarchy)

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