Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dictatorship of the bourgeoisie

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: dic-ta-tor-ship of the bour-geoisie
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A socio-political power wherein the bourgeoisie collectively holds the most influence over politics and the masses, as opposed to the dictatorship of the proletariat.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But Cavaignac was not the dictatorship of the sabre over bourgeois society; he was the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie by the sabre."
"Bourgeois states are most varied in form, but their essence is the same: all these states, whatever their form, in the final analysis are inevitably the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. The transition from capitalism to communism is certainly bound to yield a tremendous abundance and variety of political forms, but the essence will inevitably be the same: the dictatorship of the proletariat."

Etymology

Calque of German Diktatur der Bourgeoisie, which is attested earliest in Karl Marx's series The Class Struggles in France, 1848–1850 [1850].

Origin

First known use: [1850]

Usage

Inflected Forms

dictatorships of the bourgeoisie (plural) DOTB (alternative, initialism)

Phrases

bourgeois democracy liberal democracy

Frequently Paired Words

bourgeois democracy liberal democracy fascism

Synonyms

dictatorship of capital

Antonyms

dictatorship of the proletariat

Questions

What does dictatorship of the bourgeoisie mean?: A socio-political power wherein the bourgeoisie collectively holds the most influence over politics and the masses, as opposed to the dictatorship of the proletariat.
Where does dictatorship of the bourgeoisie come from?: First known use: [1850].

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