shogunate meaning

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shogunate (noun): a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).

Definition of shogunate

  1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

    Synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny

    Type of: autocracy

    Kinds: police state

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