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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > research/theoretical frameworks > dictatorship

... > group dynamics > group influence > power (sociology) > power and political science > dictatorship

social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political systems > dictatorship

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dictatorship

Dictatorship is an autocratic form of governance under which the ruling authority is responsible to no one for his or her deeds. The term is used synonymously (although not necessarily accurately) with the terms totalitarianism, tyranny, despotism, and absolutism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Dictatorship]

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