Synonyms for shogunate
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Noun
1. Absolutism
absolutism, dictatorship, despotism, tyranny, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, monocracy rare
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The office or dignity of a shogun.
Forms
- Plural
- shogunates → absolutisms, dictatorships, despotisms, tyrannies…
Example sentences
- dictatorship Algeria is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship.
- tyranny People in the country were living under a tyranny.
- despotism Property is the right to use & abuse; it engenders despotism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shogunate | rising | |
| dictatorship | falling | |
| tyranny | steady | |
| despotism | steady | |
| absolutism | steady | |
| bakufu | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- bakufu
- 7 letters
- tyranny3
- 9 letters
- despotism4, monocracy
- 10 letters
- absolutism5
- 12 letters
- dictatorship4
- 15 letters
- totalitarianism8
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tyranny3 = 3 syllables).