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Iclearwater Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Autocracy vs. dictatorship
Catherine believed in enlightened autocracy. Supporting her belief and the practice of it was the keen attention she paid to public opinion.
Can I replace autocracy with dictatorship? I feel autocracy is neutral, and dictatorship is pejorative
Thanks!
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I wouldn't say that "autocracy" is exactly a "neutral" word, but it probably fits better with the positive word "enlightened" than "dictatorship" does.
- I wouldn't say that "autocracy" is exactly a "neutral" word, but it probably fits better with the positive word "enlightened" than "dictatorship" does.
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I wouldn't say that "autocracy" is exactly a "neutral" word, but it probably fits better with the positive word "enlightened" than "dictatorship" does.
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