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



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