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    dictatorship

    US /dɪkˈtetɚˌʃɪp, ˈdɪkˌte-/

    ・

    UK /ˌdɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/

    B1
    n.NounForm of government with an absolute rules
    Their country has a dictatorship form of government

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    Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan

    42:05Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan
    • growth and we thought that democracy never works. You've got to have a dictatorship if

      growth and we thought that democracy never works. You've got to have a dictatorship if

    A2

    South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society

    19:51South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society
    • Ever since the dictatorship ended, and even a bit before, the real power in South Korea has rested with the chaebol.

      Ever since the dictatorship ended, and even a bit before, the real power in South Korea has rested with the chaebol.

    • Ever since the dictatorship ended, and

      Ever since the dictatorship ended, and

    B1

    No Speed Limits In Germany? Why The U.S. Doesn’t Have An Autobahn

    13:45No Speed Limits In Germany? Why The U.S. Doesn’t Have An Autobahn
    • So there's this kind of bizarre Cold War moment when German lawmakers argue that being a free citizen, somebody who is not living in a totalitarian dictatorship has to be able to drive as fast as they want.

      So there's this kind of bizarre Cold War moment when German lawmakers argue that being a free citizen, somebody who is not living in a totalitarian dictatorship has to be able to drive as fast as they want.

    • They wanted to build a sort of a futuristic megaproject, something that would lend itself to, you know, talking about the regime as a modern, forward-looking regime at the same time while it was, politically speaking, a very repressive, totalitarian dictatorship.

      They wanted to build a sort of a futuristic megaproject, something that would lend itself to, you know, talking about the regime as a modern, forward-looking regime at the same time while it was, politically speaking, a very repressive, totalitarian dictatorship.

    B1

    The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1

    48:30The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1
    • Very soon he began reshaping the democratic political landscape of the country into a dictatorship centred around himself.

      Very soon he began reshaping the democratic political landscape of the country into a dictatorship centred around himself.

    • Very soon he began reshaping the Democratic political landscape of the country, into a dictatorship counted around himself

      Very soon he began reshaping the Democratic political landscape of the country, into a dictatorship counted around himself

    B1

    Trump legal ruling: BBC Learning English from the News

    08:58Trump legal ruling: BBC Learning English from the News
    • Trump immunity decision is a blueprint for dictatorship.

      Trump immunity decision is a blueprint for dictatorship.

    • The headline is: The Supreme Court's Trump immunity decision is a blueprint for dictatorship.

      The headline is: The Supreme Court's Trump immunity decision is a blueprint for dictatorship.

    B2

    Fighting Druze in Syria could return, Bedouins tell BBC | BBC News

    06:20Fighting Druze in Syria could return, Bedouins tell BBC | BBC News
    • And the Druze historically as well, they've opposed dictatorship.

      And the Druze historically as well, they've opposed dictatorship.

    • And the Druze, historically as well, they've opposed dictatorship.

      And the Druze, historically as well, they've opposed dictatorship.

    B1

    Death By China 2012 (with subtitles)

    19:53Death By China 2012 (with subtitles)
    • When you coddle dictatorship, when you kowtow and you carry the dictatorship around on a pillow, they beat us more in the Lao Gai.

      When you coddle dictatorship, when you kowtow and you carry the dictatorship around on a pillow, they beat us more in the Lao Gai.

    • "WHEN YOU CODDLE DICTATORSHIP,

      "WHEN YOU CODDLE DICTATORSHIP,

    B1

    10 Shocking Realities About Life In Taiwan Today | Travel Documentary

    24:1210 Shocking Realities About Life In Taiwan Today | Travel Documentary
    • From poverty to prosperity, from dictatorship to democracy, from isolation to global integration, this small island has achieved transformations that seemed impossible just decades ago.

      From poverty to prosperity, from dictatorship to democracy, from isolation to global integration, this small island has achieved transformations that seemed impossible just decades ago.

    • From poverty to prosperity, from dictatorship to democracy, from isolation to global integration, this small island has achieved transformations that seemed impossible just decades ago, yet Taiwan's future remains uncertain.

      From poverty to prosperity, from dictatorship to democracy, from isolation to global integration, this small island has achieved transformations that seemed impossible just decades ago, yet Taiwan's future remains uncertain.

    B1

    Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

    03:08Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
    • of government dictatorship by the rich elite.

      of government dictatorship by the rich elite.

    • So it's always a dictatorship of the elitist, the financially wealthy.

      So it's always a dictatorship of the elitist, the financially wealthy.

    B1

    Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

    03:00Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
    • and ultimately a covert form of government dictatorship

      and ultimately a covert form of government dictatorship

    • So it’s always a dictatorship of the elitist,

      So it’s always a dictatorship of the elitist,

    B1