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Dictatorship in social choice (f(R)=top(Rd​))

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A dictatorship always selects the top alternative of one fixed agent d. Other agents cannot alter the selection against that agent's preference. This is the social-choice meaning of dictatorship, rather than a political classification.
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A dictator is the fixed agent whose top-ranked alternative is always selected by a dictatorship in social choice.

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