独どく裁さい制せい

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Meanings

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noun

dictatorship

Refers to a political system in which one person or a small group holds absolute power, often without democratic processes.

その国くには長なが年ねん独どく裁さい制せいが続つづいている。
That country has been under a dictatorship for many years.

独どく裁さい制せいから民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎへの移い行こうは容よう易いではない。

Transitioning from a dictatorship to democracy is not easy.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
裁tailor, judge, decision
制system, law, rule

Related words

独どく裁さい
独裁 is a more general term for 'dictatorship' or 'autocracy', often used as a noun or in compounds, while 独裁制 specifically emphasizes the political system or regime.
専せん制せい
専制 refers to 'despotism' or 'autocracy' and can be used in broader contexts, including non-political ones, whereas 独裁制 is strictly a political system.

Word family

一いっ党とう独どく裁さい制せい
one-party dictatorship; single-party rule system

Built from

独どく裁さい+制せい

Etymology

Compound of 独裁 (どくさい, 'dictatorship, autocracy') + 制 (せい, 'system, regime'). The term is a modern political concept, likely coined during the Meiji or Taisho period as a translation of Western political terms.