# tin-pot dictatorship

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A country ruled by a tin-pot dictator; an autocracy, especially one ruled by someone with delusions of grandeur.

## Etymology
From tin-pot dictator + -ship.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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