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dictatorship

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


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The contemporary Falangist movement in Spain explicitly borrows its name and iconography from Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

We're not going to end a dictatorship with poetry.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Wood said he read “The House of the Spirits” for the first time when he was 15 or 16 in 1983, under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, which Allende had fled eight years prior.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The names of the prisoners in the Holy Week release haven’t been made public, and it isn’t known how many have been freed in the 10 days since the dictatorship agreed to let them go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Then nothing, not even a dictatorship, can take away your liberty.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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