shogunate

Noun

Meaning

The office or dignity of a Shogun.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dictatorship absolutism despotism caesarism tyranny authoritarianism monocracy Stalinism totalitarianism one-man rule monarchy severity domination repression oppression
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Antonyms

commonweal respect democracy resignation self-government considerateness
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Hypernyms

autocracy autarchy

Hyponyms

police state

Examples

As things stand now the feudal lords are content to look on while the shogunate carries on in a highhanded manner. Neither the lords nor the shogun can be depended upon, and so our only hope lies in grass-roots heroes. Yoshida Shoin

Around 1334–1336, Ashikaga Takauji helped Daigo regain his throne. citation The fight against the shogunate left the Emperor with too many people claiming a limited supply of land. Source: Internet

Edo Period In 1603, the Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. Source: Internet

Following the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate (17th century), the ninja faded into obscurity. Source: Internet

Harwood 2006, p. 128 In 1853 Commodore Perry of the US Navy arrived in Japan and brought an end to Japan's policy of self-isolation by forcing the Tokugawa shogunate to sign the Convention of Kanagawa the following year. Source: Internet

During the Kemmu Restoration, after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, another short-lived shogun arose. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Shogren shogun shogunal Shogunite Shohei shohet