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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dictatorship

/dĭk-tāt'-ẽrsh-ĭpˌ/ · Dic·ta·tor·ship · IPA /ˈdɪktæɪtəʃɪp/
01 n. The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.
  1. 1.
    The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.