dictator
Example Sentences
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More and more, human rights experts, lawyers, even some celebrities are joining Iranians in condemning the lazy rhetoric that sustains Iran’s dictators.
Juan Carlos, who is 88, took the throne in 1975, following the death of his mentor, the dictator Francisco Franco.
From BBC
Franco - Spain's brutal dictator - died in 1975, paving the way for the introduction of a parliamentary monarchy.
From BBC
The 42-year-old dictator was also credited with having performed three miracles: personally overseeing the rescue of citizens from a major flood, reviving that hard-hit area and completing work on a modern greenhouse farm.
The uncompromising approach of the world's self-described "coolest dictator" has apparently caused little outrage in a region throttled by organized crime.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
