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Webster 1913 Edition

Dictatorship

Dic-ta′tor-ship

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Noun.

The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dictatorship

DICTATORSHIP

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Noun.

1.

The office of a dictator; the term of a dictators office.

2.

Authority; imperiousness; dogmatism.