dictatorship
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dic·ta·tor·ship /dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp $ -ˈteɪtər-/ ●○○ noun 1. [countable, uncountable]PG government by a ruler who has complete power 独裁，专制，专政► see thesaurus at government2. [countable]PG a country that is ruled by one person who has complete power 独裁国家
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dictatorship• Britain in mid-1979 was unlikely to lurch into any drastic transformation, let alone a dictatorship.• This was to have a United Nations as a world policeman, able to intervene against dictatorships which threaten other countries.• How do we explain the rise in European dictatorship in the 1930s?• Is dictatorship more easily defined than democracy?• Everything is now in place for a rigged election that seems likely to usher in a military dictatorship.• In 1971, the country's 10 year military dictatorship came to an end.• The political difficulties included the moral dictatorship of Pandit Nehru and his family, which posed formidable succession problems.• That is carried to such an extreme that we will recognise dictatorships and ignore the coups which bring some despots to power.• Ethiopia's dictatorship was toppled by Eritrean and Ethiopian rebels.• Residence permits are a remnant of Stalin's dictatorship.• Despite the dictatorship, major unrest broke out.• Press photos by Nancy Urrut a dating from 1980 give an appalling view into what daily life in the dictatorship looked like.• The country has been moving toward dictatorship.dic·ta·tor·ship nounChineseSyllable
by a Corpus ruler government who has
dictatorship
dic‧ta‧tor‧ship /dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp $ -ˈteɪtər-/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] government by a ruler who has complete power
2. [countable] a country that is ruled by one person who has complete power
■ an undemocratic government
▪dictatorship [uncountable and countable] a political system or country that has a dictator (=a leader who has complete power and who has not been elected): Argentina was a military dictatorship until 1983. | Hungary’s years of dictatorship
▪totalitarian adjective [only before noun] used for describing countries in which ordinary people have no power and the government has complete control over everything: totalitarian states such as Nazi Germany | a totalitarian dictatorship
▪police state [countable] a country where the government strictly controls people’s freedom, for example to travel or to talk about politics: It’s like living in a police state.
dic‧ta‧tor‧ship /dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp $ -ˈteɪtər-/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] government by a ruler who has complete power
2. [countable] a country that is ruled by one person who has complete power
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Power 权力
create/form/be the leader of a political party创建／组建／领导政党 gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress获得／失去／夺回对国会的控制权 start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution发起／引发／领导一场革命；革命一触即发 be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle参与／陷入内部权力斗争 lead/form a rival/breakaway faction领导／组建反对派／分裂派 seize/take control of the government/power夺取／接手对政府／政权的控制权 bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime推翻政府／总统／政权 abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy废除／推翻／恢复君主制 establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government建立军事独裁／稳定的政府 be forced/removed/driven from office/power被迫离职／下台；被免职／赶下台 resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister辞去政党领袖／议员／总统／总理的职位 enter/retire from/return to political life开始／退出／重回政治生涯
Political debate 政治辩论
spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate引发激烈的辩论 engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth)参与（关于某事的）政治／公开辩论 get involved in/feel excluded from the political process参与／感觉被排挤出政治进程 launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement发起／领导一场运动 join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement参与和平／反战／女权／民权运动；与和平／反战／女权／民权运动有联系 criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government批评／公开反对／质疑／支持政府 lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth)游说／施压于政府（去做某事） come under fire/pressure from opposition parties受到来自反对党的抨击／压力
Policy 政策
call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)呼吁／强烈要求／提议／敦促／倡导民主／政治／土地改革 formulate/implement domestic economic policy制定／执行国内经济政策 change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy改变／影响政府／经济／公共政策 be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy符合／违背政府政策 reform/restructure/modernize the tax system改革／重组／革新税收制度 privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services私有化／改善／提供／削减公共服务 invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure在学校／教育／公共服务／基础设施上投入（大量）资金 nationalize the banks/the oil industry使银行／石油产业国有化 promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts承诺／提议／兑现／实行（800 亿美元／大幅度的）减税 a/the budget is approved/ ( especially
NAmE passed by parliament/congress预算经议会／国会通过
Making laws 制定法律
have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate在议会／国会／参议院中占多数席位／占有席位 propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution提交议案／法规／决议 introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures推出／提出／拟定／起草／采用／通过议案／法律／法规／措施 amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation修正／废除法案／法律／法规 veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution否决／投票反对／反对议案／法规／措施／提议／决议 get/require/be decided by a majority vote获得／需要多数票；由多数票决定