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プロレタリア独裁 (puroretariadokusai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

プロレタリア独どく裁さい

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Meanings

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dictatorship of the proletariat

Marxist political term referring to the transitional state in which the working class holds political power.

マルクス主しゅ義ぎでは、プロレタリア独どく裁さいは資し本ほん主しゅ義ぎから共きょう産さん主しゅ義

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In Marxism, the dictatorship of the proletariat is considered a transitional stage from capitalism to communism.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
裁tailor, judge, decision

Related words

独どく裁さい
General term for dictatorship or autocracy, not specific to Marxist theory.
プロレタリアート
The proletariat or working class itself, without the political governance aspect.

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プロレタリア+独どく裁さい

Etymology

Compound of プロレタリア (from German 'Proletariat', ultimately from Latin 'proletarius') and 独裁 (dictatorship, autocracy). A direct translation of the Marxist term 'dictatorship of the proletariat'.