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In one sense, there really is no similarity beyond that there is some form of leader or group of leaders of many people, and that the governed have some mechanism(s) to replace faulty government - Democracy votes, Dictatorships are forced to revolt or otherwise force the leader out of office. However, Democracy and a Dictatorship are two polar opposite forms of government. One is government of the people, by the people, where all of the governed choose representatives to speak in public office, vote, and generally agree on decisions before they are made. Each part of a democratic government holds a part of the power, and the people can take that power away and give it to somebody that they deem more fit for the task. In a dictatorship, there is a sole leader. A specific person or group usually chooses that leader, or in some cases, that leader takes over by force. The leader does not need to listen to their people, they make their own decisions. There is no share of power; the dictator has absolute power, including over their own position as dictator. While both are perfectly capable of both great good and great corruption, the way in which they work by bare definition is exactly opposite from one another.

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