dictator

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  1. noun An absolute ruler.
  2. noun A tyrant; a despot.
  3. noun An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.
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  • He wore only a loincloth of some peculiar fur Behind the dictator was the figure that made Monk gasp. —  100 - The Headless Men
  • “What if the dictator is actually Prospero?” said Orphu. —  Dan Simmons - Hockenberry 1 - Ilium
  • I'm known as a dictator, and there's no way I can easily change that image But you could abdicate. —  Cascade Point
  • To dispossess the dictator is a tactical challenge: Five hostile fractions are raging in the African country, so you have to interact carefully between the warring parties. —  The game retail industry according to MCV
  • It says that the news 'will bring a sense of relief and profound satisfaction to all but the very few to whom any sort of discourse with a dictator is anathema', and proof of Chamberlain's 'courage and common sense'. —  Airminded
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dictatorship ·  despot ·  regime ·  ruler ·  tyrant ·  potentate ·  autocrat ·  diplomat ·  despotism ·  domination ·  ambassador ·  statesman

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  1. = French dictateur = Spanish Portuguese dictador = Italian dettatore, dittatore = D. G. dictator = Danish Swedish diktator = Greek δικτάτωρ, from Latin dictator, a commander, dictator, from dictare, past participle dictatus, command, dictate: see dictate.
 

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/dɪkˈteɪtər/
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