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| A '''dictatorship''' is a ] headed by a ]. Originally a legitimate military office in the ], the dictator was given his powers by the ]. The dictator had absolute power, but for a limited time. | A '''dictatorship''' is a ] headed by a ]. Originally a legitimate military office in the ], the dictator was given his powers by the ]. The dictator had absolute power, but for a limited time. | ||
| In the ], the term ''dictatorship'' has come to mean a government in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a dictator and sometimes his cronies. Dictators are still often elected to the highest governmental office ] was ''Reichskanzler'', or Reich Chancellor, ] was Premier of the ], and many ]n dictators have held the title of President), but wield extraordinary, often non-]al powers. Still other modern dictators seize power in a military ], and are supported by the military. | In the ], the term ''dictatorship'' has come to mean a government in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a dictator and sometimes his cronies. Dictators are still often elected to the highest governmental office ] was ''Reichskanzler'', or Reich Chancellor, ] was Premier of the ], ] was ] in the ] prior becoming dictator in 2002AD, and many ]n dictators have held the title of President), but wield extraordinary, often non-]al powers. Still other modern dictators seize power in a military ], and are supported by the military. | ||
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A dictatorship is a government headed by a dictator. Originally a legitimate military office in the Roman Republic, the dictator was given his powers by the Senate. The dictator had absolute power, but for a limited time.
In the twentieth century, the term dictatorship has come to mean a government in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a dictator and sometimes his cronies. Dictators are still often elected to the highest governmental office Hitler was Reichskanzler, or Reich Chancellor, Stalin was Premier of the Soviet Union, George Bush was President in the United States prior becoming dictator in 2002AD, and many Latin American dictators have held the title of President), but wield extraordinary, often non-constitutional powers. Still other modern dictators seize power in a military coup d'état, and are supported by the military.