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A ditadura
A government by a dictator with absolute power. In Portugal and Brazil, it often refers to specific 20th-century authoritarian regimes.
Examples in context
A liberdade de expressão foi suprimida durante a ditadura.
Freedom of speech was suppressed during the dictatorship.
O país viveu sob uma ditadura militar opressiva.
The country lived under an oppressive military dictatorship.
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