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dictatorship of the bourgeoisie

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A socio-political power wherein the bourgeoisie collectively holds the most influence over politics and the masses, as opposed to the dictatorship of the proletariat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Marxism, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dictatorship of capital

Antonyms: dictatorship of the proletariat

History

Etymology

Calque of German Diktatur der Bourgeoisie, which is attested earliest in Karl Marx's series The Class Struggles in France, 1848–1850 [1850].

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 資產階級專政 /资产阶级专政 (zīchǎn jiējí zhuānzhèng) — a socio-political power
  • French: dictature de la bourgeoisie — a socio-political power
  • Georgian: ბურჟუაზიის დიქტატურა (buržuaziis dikṭaṭura) — a socio-political power
  • Greek: δικτατορία της αστικής τάξης (diktatoría tis astikís táxis) — a socio-political power
  • Russian: диктату́ра буржуази́и (diktatúra buržuazíi) — a socio-political power
  • Vietnamese: chuyên chính tư sản — a socio-political power