Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dictatorship of the majority

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: dic-ta-tor-ship of the -ma-jor-i-ty
IPA

51

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

8

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tyranny of the majority.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As to the reproach that Socialists desire either the dictatorship of the proletariat over the higher classes—or the dictatorship of the majority over the minority, Herr Liebknecht successfully disposes of these accusations."
"Both the Jacobins and Lenin believed in a temporary dictatorship of the majority over counterrevolutionary minorities."
"The ease with which the will of the greater number may be translated into the dictatorship of the majority has not yet become the subject of public debate."

Usage

Inflected Forms

dictatorships of the majority (plural)

Synonyms

tyranny of the majority

Questions

What does dictatorship of the majority mean?: Synonym of tyranny of the majority.

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