tin-pot dictatorship: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  GlobalUnited KingdomUnited Statespejorativeinformalpolitical
  • A derogatory term for an authoritarian government or regime that is petty, ineffectual, corrupt, or lacking in legitimacy and stature.
  • Figuratively, any organisation, leader, or administration that exercises arbitrary or oppressive control in a small-scale, contemptible, or amateurish manner.

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  • Many critics describe the regime as a tin-pot dictatorship, marked by corruption and arbitrary arrests.

    Muchos críticos describen al régimen como una dictadura de pacotilla, marcada por la corrupción y arrestos arbitrarios.

  • Despite its small size, the country has been ruled by a tin-pot dictatorship that suppresses all opposition.

    A pesar de su pequeño tamaño, el país ha sido gobernado por una dictadura de pacotilla que suprime toda oposición.

  • The tin-pot dictatorship failed to gain international recognition due to its brutal and amateurish governance.

    La dictadura de pacotilla no logró obtener reconocimiento internacional debido a su gobierno brutal y amateur.