Administration
Administration noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
Usage example: the fair and just administration of the U.S. territories
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Synonyms for Administration
Dictatorship and administration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dictatorship" instead a noun "Administration".
Dictatorship
Dictatorship noun - A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power.
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Synonyms for Dictatorship
Administration and dictatorship are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Administration" instead a noun "Dictatorship".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- power and administration
- power and dictatorship
- control and administration
- control and dictatorship
- leadership and administration
- leadership and dictatorship
- regimen and administration
- regimen and dictatorship
- influence and administration
- influence and dictatorship
- command and administration
- command and dictatorship
- rule and administration
- rule and dictatorship
How words are described
| old | old administration | old dictatorship |
| complete | complete administration | complete dictatorship |
| lawful | lawful administration | lawful dictatorship |
| corrupt | corrupt administration | corrupt dictatorship |
| Other adjectives: strong, actual, oppressive, personal, new, military, authoritarian, fascist, imperial, efficient, local, right-wing, bureaucratic, centralized. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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During Porfirio Díaz's administration, in the middle of a harsh dictatorship, their presses were constantly confiscated, some of its journalists were even murdered, and both were promoted to national heroes for being among the instigators of the Mexican Revolution.
Source: Political Cartoons
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