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dictatorship

[dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-] / dɪkˈteɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈdɪk teɪ- /


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According to 1996 reporting by The Times, “Siembra” delivered pulsating salsa rhythms that “carried messages of freedom at a time when most of Latin America was oppressed by military dictatorships.”

From Los Angeles Times

At the end of Saddam’s brutal dictatorship, Iraq had about 1.5 million Christians.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Rodríguez doesn’t have an entirely free hand in the dictatorship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chilean President Gabriel Boric, a leftist who has called Cuba a dictatorship, said his government would also provide aid to Cuba through Unicef.

From The Wall Street Journal

Napoleon Bonaparte’s dictatorship was a triumph of techne that put his nation at arms, but it failed to restore stable frameworks of themis.

From The Wall Street Journal