dictatorship

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In almost every movie about life under a dictatorship, there is a scene where the security services order someone to “show me your papers.”

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Former senator Brian Burston accused Hanson of running a "dictatorship" when he quit in 2018.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Merz replied that Germans owed a debt to Americans as in the long run "this was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“This new republic had more continuity than novelty, since many politicians who were central to the dictatorship moved to central roles in the democratic government,” explains Gasparotto.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The Soviet Union controlled East Germany, where it installed a Communist government under a dictatorship.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti