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dictator

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nounabsolute ruler

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Latin dictator, agent noun from dictare (see dictate (v.)). Transferred sense of "one who has absolute power or authority" in any sphere is from c.1600. In Latin use, a dictator was a judge in the Roman republic temporarily invested with absolute power.

Example Sentences for dictator

It was sent me by Bompland, and was given to him by the Dictator of Paraguay himself.

The King need not be persuaded after he has appointed his Dictator.

But the Dictator intended that his word should be heard and his will should be done.

"We will take you for a ride in one," the dictator of Subterro says.

To the mind of the dictator himself, however, came no such change.

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Synonyms for dictator

noun absolute ruler

autocrat
boss
chief
commander
despot
fascist
leader
tycoon
tyrant
Hitler
absolutist
adviser
authoritarian
disciplinarian
magnate
mogul
oligarch
oppressor
ringleader
totalitarian
usurper
slavedriver

Antonyms for dictator

employee
follower
worker

More words related to dictator

Big Brother

noun. authoritarian government

authoritarian
despot
dictator
oppressor
strongman
totalitarian
tyrant

authoritarian

noun. domineering person

absolutist
autocrat
despot
dictator
disciplinarian
tyrant

chief

noun. person in charge

President
big cheese
big gun
big wheel
bigwig
boss
captain
chieftain
commander
dictator
director
foreperson
general
governor
head
head honcho
head person
honcho
key player
leader
manager
monarch
overlord
overseer
principal
proprietor
ringleader
ruler
sovereign
superintendent
supervisor
suzerain
top brass
top cat

emperor

noun. ruler

czar
dictator
empress
king
monarch
prince
sovereign
sultan

oppressor

noun. tyrant

absolute ruler
authoritarian
autocrat
bully
despot
dictator
martinet
persecutor
slave driver
taskmaster

potentate

noun. monarch

autocrat
chief
chieftain
crowned head
despot
dictator
emperor
empress
head of state
king
leader
majesty
prince
princess
queen
royalty
ruler
sovereign

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