We found 3 definitions of shogunates from 2 different sources.
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shogunate - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||
dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny | ||
autarchy, autocracy a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual |