shogunate

noun

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

• Syn:

• Hypernyms: ↑autocracy, ↑autarchy

• Hyponyms: ↑police state

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\\ˈshōgənə̇t, -ˌnāt\ noun (-s)

: the office, dignity, or government of a shogun

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/shoh"geuh nit, -nayt'/, n.

1. the office or rule of a shogun.

2. a government controlled by shoguns.

[1870-75; SHOGUN + -ATE³]

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shōˈgunate noun

The office, jurisdiction or state of a shogun

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Main Entry: ↑shogun

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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shogunate — 1871, a hybrid, from Japanese SHOGUN (Cf. shogun) + Latinate suffix ATE (Cf. ate) … Etymology dictionary
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shogunate — shogun ► NOUN ▪ (in feudal Japan) a hereditary commander in chief. DERIVATIVES shogunate noun. ORIGIN Japanese, from a Chinese word meaning general … English terms dictionary
shogunate — noun see shogun … New Collegiate Dictionary
shogunate — noun The administration of a Shogun Syn: bakufu … Wiktionary
shogunate — n. rule by a hereditary military commander, rule by shogun … English contemporary dictionary
shogunate — sho·gun·ate … English syllables
shogunate — /ˈʃoʊgəneɪt/ (say shohguhnayt) noun the office or rule of a shogun. {shogun + ate3} …
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