Background Vocab: In the Time of the Butterflies

A form of government in which a single leader has absolute power and authority, often obtained and maintained by force.

• Dictatorship

• Regime

• Rebellion

• Revolutionary

A government, especially an authoritarian one, or a system of rule.

• Dictatorship

• Regime

• Rebellion

• Revolutionary

An act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.

• Dictatorship

• Regime

• Rebellion

• Revolutionary

A person who works for or engages in a complete or drastic political or social change

• Dictatorship

• Regime

• Rebellion

• Revolutionary

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control, often by an authority or government.

• Oppression

• Persecution

• Censorship

• Martyr

Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race, political or religious beliefs.

• Oppression

• Persecution

• Censorship

• Martyr

The suppression or prohibition of speech, public communication, or information considered harmful by an authority.

• Oppression

• Persecution

• Censorship

• Martyr

A person who sacrifices their life or suffers greatly for a cause, especially for political or religious beliefs.

• Oppression

• Persecution

• Censorship

• Martyr

Information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

• Propaganda

• Resistance

• Totalitarian

• Subversion

The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

• Propaganda

• Resistance

• Totalitarian

• Subversion