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Theocracy vs Dictatorship - What's the difference?

theocracy | dictatorship |

As nouns the difference between theocracy and dictatorship

is that theocracy is government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

dictatorship is a type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

theocracy

English

(wikipedia theocracy)

Noun

(theocracies)
  • Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

  • Rule by a god.
  • * (seeCites)

    • Hyponyms

    * sharia law

    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