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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

独裁(どくさい)dictatorship, despotism

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      dictatorship, despotism, autocracy

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      running (a company, etc.) despotically

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    独裁 【どくさい】

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    Examples

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      独裁(どくさい)している(ひと)(すべ)ての権限(けんげん)(にぎ)っている。

      The person who is dictating holds all the power. {dictatorship, despotism}

      • N1

      社長(しゃちょう)独裁(どくさい)して人員(じんいん)(けず)ることが決定(けってい)しました。

      The president has decided to enforce a dictatorship and cut staff. {dictatorship, despotism}

      • N1

      いつも部長(ぶちょう)無視(むし)して独裁(どくさい)している部下(ぶか)(くび)になった。

      The subordinate who always ignored the department head and ran a dictatorship was fired. {dictatorship, despotism}

      • N1

      (れん)がスターリンの独裁(どくさい)(した)にあったのはいつ(ごろ)()かりますか?

      Do you know when the Soviet Union was under Stalin's dictatorship? {dictatorship, despotism}

      • N1

      彼女(かのじょ)独裁(どくさい)(てき)経営(けいえい)スタイルを(もち)いているとあって、従業(じゅうぎょう)(いん)不満(ふまん)一杯(いっぱい)だ。

      Given that she uses a dictatorial management style, the employees are full of dissatisfaction. {dictatorship, despotism}

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