Spanish Conversation · Level 47
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Spanish word
dictadura
Pronunciation
IPA/diktaˈðuɾa/
Meaning
- feminine noundictatorship
Example
La dictadura no respeta los derechos.
The dictatorship does not respect rights.
More examples
Durante la dictadura, muchas personas huyeron al extranjero.
During the dictatorship, many people fled abroad.
Core concept
Political system ruled without democratic checks and with leaders who impose decisions without accountability.
Common phrases
dictadura militar
military dictatorship
caída de la dictadura
fall of the dictatorship
Similar words
autoritarismo: Form of governance centered on authority and command that restricts civil liberties.
régimen: Set of institutions and rules that define how a country's politics operate in a given era.
gobierno: Body or team that runs a country's administration and executes laws and policies.
dictador: Ruler who holds power personally and exercises it without democratic limits.
Definition in Spanish
Régimen autoritario en el que no existen controles democráticos efectivos y el liderazgo impone decisiones sin rendir cuentas.
Word origin
Spanish dictadura comes from Latin dictatura, from dictātor 'one who gives orders', originally the Roman magistracy that later gave its name to absolute rule.
Usage tips
- Because dictadura is a strongly charged term in Spanish, speakers often use softer phrases such as régimen autoritario or name the specific regime (la dictadura de + name or period) in everyday speech.
Other meanings
- tyrannynoun
Opposites
- democraciademocracynoun
- libertadfreedomnoun
Related words
- dictadordictatornoun
- dictatorialdictatorialadjective