If all power is held by a single person, such a government is called a DICTATORSHIP. However, if it is held by a small group of people, the government is usually called an OLIGARCHY.
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A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator. It has three possible meanings:
A dictatorship or an oligarchy is a government that is controlled by one person or a small group of people.
A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.
despotism
Dictatorship. For example Hitler's reign over Germany.
An autocracy is a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power. An oligarchy is a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite.
An autocracy is a form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power, but an oligarchy is a form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self appointed elite.