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  • 1. shogunate
  • Shogunate in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. shogunate
  • Shogunate in a sentence
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1. shogunate

noun. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).

Synonyms

  • despotism
  • totalitarianism
  • autarchy
  • police state
  • monocracy
  • authoritarianism
  • Stalinism
  • Caesarism
  • one-man rule
  • autocracy
  • dictatorship
  • tyranny

Sentences with shogunate


1. Noun, singular or mass
By 1701, the style of decorated fans had become so elaborate and the price for some so extravagant that the manufacture and use of overly luxurious designs was forbidden by the shogunate.

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