under (a/the) dictatorship

Frequency: 7.319.3 per million words

refers to living or existing in a state controlled by a dictator

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Examples (10)

  • These men had all lived under a dictatorship.
  • Many people suffer under a brutal dictatorship.
  • The country languished for decades under the dictatorship of a single ruler.
  • Freedom of speech is severely restricted under a military dictatorship.
  • My grandparents remember what it was like to grow up under a fascist dictatorship.
  • No one wants to live under a totalitarian dictatorship.
  • The economy often stagnates under a repressive dictatorship.
  • What was daily life like for ordinary citizens under the dictatorship?
  • Creating art was a dangerous act of rebellion under the dictatorship.
  • After years under a dictatorship, the nation finally held its first democratic elections.