A dictatorship is a government headed by a single person with total power, or a dictator. There are different ways that a dictator may come into power, but most often, it is it by force. Both absolute monarchy and dictatorship are forms of autocracy. This means rule by a single person. Because some dictators pass on their power to their children, dictatorships can also sometimes be absolute monarchies. This is currently the case in North Korea. In an authoritarian dictatorship, the dictator controls the government. In a totalitarian dictatorship, the dictator controls not only the government but all of society and the economy.

What is the purpose of the underlined sentence in the passage?
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to describe a country that is not a dictatorship

to provide an example of an authoritarian dictatorship

to provide an example of a country that is both an absolute monarchy and a dictatorship

to support the claim that dictators often come to power by using force