Any means. How power is acquired is not relevant to a Dictatorship. There have been dictators who gained power through the ballot : President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines. There are some who overthrew legitimate governments by force like Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan.
Power is gained/held by one person, no (really) representative bodies in the government, the legislative and the executive power belong to the dictator and there are no independent courts.
Power is gained by one person, who is known as the dictator.
A dictator is an absolute ruler, so really all of a country's power is gained when someone becomes its dictator. A dictator will be in charge of the army, the laws, the government, and the well-being of the people.
An overtake, forceful or other... Usually by a coup or military overthrow. Dictatorships are never created peacefully, because no group of citizens would agree bloodlessly on a Dictatorship.
An iron-fisted dictatorship.
citzens have no real power in dictatorship, the dictator has full power!
a Dictatorship is run by one person,
It usually depends. For instance Hitler was elected into office than it slowly became a dictatorship. However more often than not it is by military force...
It usually depends. For instance Hitler was elected into office than it slowly became a Dictatorship. However more often than not it is by military force...
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The Dictators
The Dictators
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