shogunate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
tyranny; absolutism; dictatorship; monocracy; Stalinism; authoritarianism; despotism; one-man rule; Caesarism; totalitarianism.
WordNet
Sho*gun"ate noun
Definitions
The office or dignity of a Shogun. Written also Siogoonate .
