Relating to or denoting a system of government where only one political party is permitted.
the country went from a one-party state to a multiparty democracy
opposition to one-party rule
Example sentencesExamples
There is a limit to how much economic liberalization one-party rule can tolerate.
During much of the twentieth century, Mexico was a one-party democracy.
Bracken became First Lord of the Admiralty in Churchill's one-party caretaker government.
In June 1992 he ended 27 years of one-party rule by the legalization of opposition parties.
Almost everyone agrees that the secretive one-party state should not be allowed to continue with its nuclear weapons programme.
In the States, however, where regional parties are very strong, one-party rule is possible.
From 1960 to 1991 Malian politics was primarily organized on the basis of a one-party system.
The formal government changed in 1992 from a socialist, one-party system to a multiparty, free market system.
He established effectively a one-party agrarian state which discriminated heavily against urban dwelling areas, e.g. through severe property restrictions.
Under the country's one-party system, many political frustrations remain.
Definition of one-party in US English:
one-party
adjective
Relating to or denoting a system of government in which only one political party is permitted.
the country went from a one-party state to a multiparty democracy
opposition to one-party rule
Example sentencesExamples
In June 1992 he ended 27 years of one-party rule by the legalization of opposition parties.
Bracken became First Lord of the Admiralty in Churchill's one-party caretaker government.
In the States, however, where regional parties are very strong, one-party rule is possible.
Under the country's one-party system, many political frustrations remain.
He established effectively a one-party agrarian state which discriminated heavily against urban dwelling areas, e.g. through severe property restrictions.
There is a limit to how much economic liberalization one-party rule can tolerate.
Almost everyone agrees that the secretive one-party state should not be allowed to continue with its nuclear weapons programme.
During much of the twentieth century, Mexico was a one-party democracy.
From 1960 to 1991 Malian politics was primarily organized on the basis of a one-party system.
The formal government changed in 1992 from a socialist, one-party system to a multiparty, free market system.