dictatorship

a country or system of government in which one person has complete power and authority over all other people, often using force to control them.

dictadura, régimen autoritario

• a dictatorship

Collocations military dictatorship · authoritarian dictatorship

• The country was under a military dictatorship for many years.

  El país estuvo bajo una dictadura militar durante muchos años.

the period of time during which a dictator rules a country or region.

dominación, régimen autoritario

• a dictatorship

Collocations period of dictatorship · era of dictatorship

• The period of dictatorship ended with a peaceful transition to democracy.

  El período de dictadura terminó con una transición pacífica hacia la democracia.