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dictatorship

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


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Protests also erupted in the 1960s over the participation of Spain under dictator General Francisco Franco, and Portugal under the dictatorship of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

It leaves ordinary Venezuelans—the millions who have fled the depredations of the dictatorship and those stuck at home—no better off.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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

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

At first they were a little shocked when they saw the consequences of their action; they had never lived in a dictatorship and did not know what it was like.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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