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dictatorship vs police state

police state vs dictatorship

dictatorship and police state both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dictatorship Yes No No No
police state Yes No No No
As nouns, police state is a hyponym of dictatorship; that is, police state is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dictatorship:
  • dictatorship: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
  • police state: a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
dictatorship (noun) police state (noun)
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
Difference between dictatorship and police state

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