tin-pot dictatorship

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A country ruled by a tin-pot dictator; an autocracy, especially one ruled by someone with delusions of grandeur. derogatory,idiomatic
    — And, if so, why not the arms-dealer who sells his products to some tin-pot dictatorship, knowing that they will be used to slaughter innocent women and kids?

词形变化

tin-pot dictatorships plural

词源

From tin-pot dictator + -ship.
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