shogunate

sho·gun·ate

S0356900 (shō′gə-nĭt, -nāt′)n. The government, rule, or office of a shogun.

shogunate

(ˈʃəʊɡʊnɪt; -ˌneɪt) n1. (Historical Terms) Japanese history the office or rule of a shogun2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Japanese history the office or rule of a shogun

shogunate

1192–1867 Japanese rule by a sequence of hereditary military dictators paying only nominal allegiance to the emperor.

Thesaurus

Noun

shogunate - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutismautocracy, autarchy - a political system governed by a single individualpolice state - a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)

Shogunate

the government of the shoguns in feudal Japan from 1192 to 1867. The term is used in the literature along with the Japanese name Bakufu. The shogunate was a political form of dictatorship by the feudal lords. The feudal princes needed a strong authority to crush peasant movements and, in the late Middle Ages, to combat the rising bourgeoisie. At the same time, the shogunate, usually headed by a representative of the most important feudal house of the day (Minamoto, Ashikaga, or Tokugawa), exercised control over other principalities by force of economic superiority. Under the shogunate, the administrative apparatus was in the hands of the military class (bushi, or samurai), and there was no clear division between legislative and executive power or between administrative and military bodies.

shogunate

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Synonyms for shogunate

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

Synonyms

dictatorship
monocracy
one-man rule
Stalinism
totalitarianism
tyranny
authoritarianism
Caesarism
despotism
absolutism

Related Words

autocracy
autarchy
police state