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Polity vs Dictatorship - What's the difference?

polity | dictatorship |

As nouns the difference between polity and dictatorship

is that polity is (politics) an organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc while dictatorship is a type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

polity

English

Noun

(polities)
  • (politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
  • (political science) A politically organized unit; a state.

    • Related terms

    * police * policy * polite (politeness, polite society) * political * politician * politicize * politic * politics

    External links

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    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