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独裁体制 (どくさいたいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

独どく裁さい体たい制せい

Meanings

1

noun

dictatorial system; dictatorship

Refers to a political system where power is concentrated in a single ruler or small group, often with suppression of opposition.

その国くには長なが年ねん独どく裁さい体たい制せいが続つづいている。
That country has been under a dictatorial system for many years.
独どく裁さい体たい制せいの下もとでは、自じ由ゆうな報ほう道どうは許ゆるされない。
Under a dictatorship, free press is not permitted.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
裁tailor, judge, decision
体body, substance, object
制

system, law, rule

Similar words

独どく裁さい
独裁 is the abstract concept of dictatorship or autocratic rule, while 独裁体制 specifically refers to the system or regime itself.
専せん制せい
専制 emphasizes absolute rule by a monarch or despot, often with a historical or classical nuance, whereas 独裁体制 is a modern political term for a dictatorial system.

Etymology

Compound of 独裁 (どくさい, 'dictatorship, autocracy') and 体制 (たいせい, 'system, regime').