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Dictator

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Noun

1. dictator

a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine

2. dictator, potentate

a ruler who is unconstrained by law

3. authoritarian, dictator

a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

Example Sentences:
'my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dictator

see synonyms of dictator
noun
1. 
a. 
a ruler who is not effectively restricted by a constitution, laws, recognized opposition, etc
b. 
an absolute, esp tyrannical, ruler
2. 
(in ancient Rome) a person appointed during a crisis to exercise supreme authority
3. 
a person who makes pronouncements, as on conduct, fashion, etc, which are regarded as authoritative
4. 
a person who behaves in an authoritarian or tyrannical manner

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dictator

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noun
1. 
in ancient Rome, a magistrate with supreme authority, appointed in times of emergency
2. 
a ruler with absolute power and authority, esp. one who exercises it tyrannically
3. 
a person who orders others about domineeringly, or one whose pronouncements on some subject are meant to be taken as the final word
4. 
a person who dictates words for another to write down

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dictator

see synonyms of dictator
n.
1.
a. An absolute ruler.
b. A tyrant; a despot.
2. An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.
3. One who dictates: These initials are those of the dictator of the letter.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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