different between dictatorship vs democratic

English

Etymology

dictator +? -ship

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?k?te?t?(?)??p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?kte?t????p/

Noun

dictatorship (plural dictatorships)

1. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
2. A government which exercises autocratic rule.
3. Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.

Synonyms

• autocracy
• dictatorialism

Derived terms

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• democratick (archaic: antedates spelling changes recommended and popularized by Noah Webster et al.)

Etymology

From Old French democratique, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (d?mokratikós, “of or for democracy", "favoring or suited for democracy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?m??k?æt?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

democratic (comparative more democratic, superlative most democratic)

1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.
2. (US) Relating to a political party so called; usually, Democratic.

3. Exhibiting social equality, egalitarian (see online Oxford).

   • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

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Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “democratic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Ladin

Adjective

democratic m pl

1. plural of democratich

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

democratic m (feminine singular democratica, masculine plural democratics, feminine plural democraticas)

1. democratic

Related terms

• democracia
• democrata

Romanian

Etymology

French démocratique

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de.mo?kra.tik]

Adjective

democratic m or n (feminine singular democratic?, masculine plural democratici, feminine and neuter plural democratice)

1. democratic

Declension