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Colonization vs Dictatorship - What's the difference?

colonization | dictatorship |

As nouns the difference between colonization and dictatorship

is that colonization is the process of establishing a colony while dictatorship is a type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

colonization

English

Alternative forms

* (mostly British) colonisation

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of establishing a colony.

    • Related terms

    * colonialism

    dictatorship

    English

    (wikipedia dictatorship)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
  • A government which exercises autocratic rule.

    • Derived terms

    * dictatorship of the majority

    Synonyms

    *autocracy