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Noun. 1. shogunate-a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism.
Shogun. A shÅgun was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shÅguns, or their shikken regents, were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor.