dictator

[Dic*ta·tor]

A dictator is someone who has absolute power or who at least behaves as if they do by bossing others around.

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One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

Noun
a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"

Noun
a ruler who is unconstrained by law

Noun
a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine


n.
One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

n.
One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power.


Dictator

Dic*ta"tor , n. [L.] 1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke. 2. One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power.
Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a pope, over our language.

One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

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Usage Examples

On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships.

A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree.

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.

The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.

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Other Usage Examples

Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not afford to make peace.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And I saw the opposite during the war when America joined the fight.

We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy.

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