SHOGUNATE
dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shogunate (plural shogunates)
The administration of a shogun.
Synonyms
• bakufu
Source: Wiktionary
Sho*gun"ate, n.
Definition: The office or dignity of a Shogun. [Written also Siogoonate.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition