dictator

dic·ta·tor  (dkttr, dk-t-)

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.

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dictator [dɪkˈteɪtə]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  a ruler who is not effectively restricted by a constitution, laws, recognized opposition, etc.

b.  an absolute, esp tyrannical, ruler

2. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (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

dictatress  [dɪkˈteɪtrɪs], dictatrix [ˈdɪktətrɪks] fem n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dictator - a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
	2.	dictator - a ruler who is unconstrained by law potentate ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" shogun - a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 strongman - a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence; "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman" autocrat, despot, tyrant - a cruel and oppressive dictator
	3.	dictator - a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" authoritarian Big Brother - an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy disciplinarian, martinet, moralist - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

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dictator

noun absolute ruler, tyrant, despot, Big Brother, oppressor, control freak, autocrat, absolutist, martinet the fall of Haiti's military dictator

Translations

dictator [dɪkˈteɪtəʳ] N → dictador(a) m/f

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dictator [dɪkˈteɪtə^r] n → dictateur m

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dictator

n

(Pol, fig) → Diktator(in) m(f)

(of letter, passage) → Diktierende(r) mf

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dictator [dɪkˈteɪtəʳ] n → dittatore/trice

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dictator → ديكتاتور diktátor diktator Diktator δικτάτορας dictador diktaattori dictateur diktator dittatore 独裁者 독재자 dictator diktator dyktator ditador диктатор diktator ผู้เผด็จการ diktatör nhà độc tài 独裁