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dictatorship

[dik-tey-ter-ship, dik-tey-] / dɪkˈteɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈdɪk teɪ- /


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The contemporary Falangist movement in Spain explicitly borrows its name and iconography from Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Wood said he read “The House of the Spirits” for the first time when he was 15 or 16 in 1983, under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, which Allende had fled eight years prior.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Figueiredo -- grandson of the last general to preside over Brazil during the 1964-1985 dictatorship -- said that Ramagem's immigration status was legal, and that he has a pending asylum application.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Mr. McGovern has long wanted to treat the military dictatorship like a normal government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But I wanted the dictatorship to be over so we could go home to live as a family again.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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