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一党独裁体制 (いっとうどくさいたいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ党とう独どく裁さい体たい制せい

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Meanings

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one-party dictatorship; single-party regime

Political term for a system where only one party holds power, often with authoritarian control.

その国くには一いっ党とう独どく裁さい体たい制せいのもとで統とう治ちされている。
That country is governed under a one-party dictatorship.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
党party, faction, clique
独single, alone, spontaneously
裁tailor, judge, decision
体body, substance, object
制system, law, rule

Related words

独どく裁さい
独裁 means 'dictatorship' or 'autocracy' in general, while 一党独裁体制 specifically refers to a system where a single party holds dictatorial power.
一いっ党とう制せい
一党制 is a broader term for a one-party system, which may not necessarily imply dictatorship; 一党独裁体制 emphasizes the dictatorial nature.

Built from

一いっ党とう独どく裁さい+体

Etymology

Compound of 一党 (one party), 独裁 (dictatorship), and 体制 (system). The term is a modern political concept, likely a calque from Western political terminology.

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