dictatorship

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As for the nominal head of the dictatorship, Gabrielle Weiniger and David Charter report for The Times of London:

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In almost every movie about life under a dictatorship, there is a scene where the security services order someone to “show me your papers.”

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Former senator Brian Burston accused Hanson of running a "dictatorship" when he quit in 2018.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Merz replied that Germans owed a debt to Americans as in the long run "this was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“The Byrd Machine is the most urbane and genteel dictatorship in America,” wrote journalist John Gunther in his 1947 bestselling book Inside USA.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly