(n.) The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.

Caesarism Stalinism absolute monarchy absolutism aedileship archbishopric archiepiscopacy archiepiscopate aristocracy autarchy authoritarianism autocracy autonomy benevolent despotism bishopric captainship chairmanship chancellery chancellorate chancellorship chiefery chiefry chieftaincy chieftainry chieftainship coalition government colonialism commonwealth constitutional government constitutional monarchy consulate consulship convenership custody czarism deanery democracy despotism dictature directorate directorship dominion rule duarchy duumvirate dyarchy emirate episcopacy federal government federation feudal system foremanship garrison state generalship gerontocracy governorship guardianship headship hegemony heteronomy hierarchy hierocracy home rule intendancy kaiserism leadership limited monarchy lordship magistracy magistrateship magistrature managership martial law masterdom mastership mastery mayoralty mayorship meritocracy metropolitanate metropolitanship militarism military government mob rule mobocracy monarchy neocolonialism nobility ochlocracy oligarchy one-man rule one-party rule overseership pantisocracy papacy pashadom pashalic paternalism patriarchate patriarchy police state pontificality pontificate popedom popehood popeship prefectship prefecture premiership presidency presidentship prime-ministership prime-ministry princedom princeship principality proconsulate proconsulship proctorship protectorate protectorship provostry provostship pure democracy rectorate rectorship regency regentship representative democracy representative government republic ruling class seigniory self-determination self-government seneschalship seneschalsy sheikhdom sheriffalty sheriffcy sheriffdom shrievalty social democracy sovereignty stewardship stratocracy superintendence superintendency supervisorship suzerainship suzerainty technocracy thearchy theocracy totalitarian government totalitarian regime totalitarianism triarchy tribunate triumvirate tyranny vizierate viziership welfare state