1Rule in which a single person or group holds absolute power and governs without allowing other views; dictatorship; autocracy.
歴史の授業で独裁と民主主義の違いを学んだ。
In history class we learned the difference between dictatorship and democracy.
独裁のもとでは、国民の自由が制限されることが多い。
Under a dictatorship, people's freedoms are often restricted.
その小説は、独裁が続く架空の国を舞台にしている。
That novel is set in a fictional country under an ongoing dictatorship.
2Running a company or organization single-handedly and as one pleases, without listening to others.
社長の独裁で、現場の意見はまったく通らなかった。
Under the president's one-man rule, the views from the field never got through at all.
あの部長のワンマンな独裁には、部下たちも困っている。
The subordinates are troubled by that manager's one-man, autocratic style.