Definition

1. Noun:

   • Dictatorship: A system of government or a period of rule where power is held by one person or a single group, and opposition is not permitted. It often implies the use of force or authority to maintain control.

2. Verb:

   • To exercise dictatorship: To rule or govern with absolute, unrestricted power, typically suppressing opposition.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Chuyên chính là một hình thức cai trị độc đoán. (Dictatorship is a form of autocratic rule.)
  • Nền chuyên chính vô sản. (The dictatorship of the proletariat.)

• Verb:

  • Giai cấp đó chuyên chính bằng bạo lực. (That class exercises dictatorship through violence.)

Advanced Usage

• "chuyên chính vô sản": A specific political term meaning "dictatorship of the proletariat," a concept in Marxist theory where the working class holds political power.
  • Lý thuyết về chuyên chính vô sản. (The theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ chuyên chính (n): dictator.

  • Kẻ chuyên chính bị lật đổ. (The dictator was overthrown.)

• Quyền chuyên chính (n): dictatorial power.

  • Họ nắm giữ quyền chuyên chính. (They hold dictatorial power.)

Synonyms

• Dictatorship: Autocracy, despotism, totalitarianism (as a noun).
• To exercise dictatorship: To rule autocratically, to govern despotically (as a verb).

Related Concepts

• Chuyên chế (adj): Autocratic, despotic. This is a related adjective describing a dictatorial style.

  • Một chế độ chuyên chế. (An autocratic regime.)

• Độc tài (adj/n): Tyrannical, dictatorial; dictatorship. A common synonym with significant overlap in meaning.

  • Nhà độc tài. (The dictator.)

verb

1. To exercise dictatorship

noun

1. Dictatorship