how to pronounce dictatorship
/dɪkˈtɛɪ.tə.ʃɪp/
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dictatorship is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of dictatorship in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… backing the Saudi dictatorship for …”
meanings of dictatorship
noun:
- A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
- Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
- A government which exercises autocratic rule.
dictatorship frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word dictatorship occurs in english on average 4.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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