| Dictatorship: A dictatorship is a form of government in which one person or a small group of people have absolute power, without any checks or balances. Dictators typically come to power through force or fraud, and they often use intimidation, terror, and the suppression of basic civil liberties to maintain their rule. See also Tyranny, Governance, State._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
