🇬🇧🇪🇸 dictatorship - dictadura : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "dictatorship" ("dictadura"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A dictatorship is a kind of government where one person (or a tiny group) is the boss of everyone, makes all the rules by themselves, and doesn’t really let people vote, disagree, or help decide what happens.
Planet Broccolia was a terrible dictatorship where the ruler demanded every meal be 99% broccoli, so all the kids secretly moved to Planet Chocolate.
A dictatorship is like a game where only one person gets to hold the controller and everyone else has to pretend they’re having fun.
The kingdom of Socktopia fell into a dictatorship when the left socks took over and banned all right socks from the drawer.
In a dictatorship, the ruler controls the news, so if my cat were in charge, every headline would be “Cat Is Amazing, Please Bring Snacks.”
Our history project showed that people often try to escape dictatorships because they want to vote, speak freely, and complain about broccoli in peace.
In the square a boy put on a red cap and called his rule a dictatorship. He snatched the bell, made every child march, and called each decision a dictatorship. The children whispered "dictatorship" and shut their mouths. When an old woman took off his cap, the fake dictatorship fell, and the children cheered freedom from dictatorship.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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