dictator
11dictator — [n] absolute ruler absolutist, adviser, authoritarian, autocrat, boss, chief, commander, despot, disciplinarian, fascist, Hitler*, leader, magnate, mogul, oligarch, oppressor, ringleader, slavedriver, totalitarian, tycoon, tyrant, usurper;… …
12dictator — ► NOUN ▪ a ruler with total power over a country. DERIVATIVES dictatorial adjective …
13Dictator — For the ancient Roman title, see Roman dictator. A dictator is a ruler (e.g. absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power (sometimes, but not always, with military control or bribes) but without hereditary ascension such as an… …
14dictator — /dik tay teuhr, dik tay teuhr/, n. 1. a person exercising absolute power, esp. a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. 2. (in ancient Rome) a person invested with supreme authority during a… …
15dictator — UK [dɪkˈteɪtə(r)] / US [ˈdɪkteɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms dictator : singular dictator plural dictators 1) someone who uses force to take and keep power in a country a military dictator 2) someone who tells people what to do and refuses to… …
16dictator — n. an absolute; benevolent; brutal; military; ruthless dictator * * * [dɪk teɪtə] benevolent brutal military ruthless dictator an absolute …
17dictator — dic|ta|tor [dıkˈteıtə US ˈdıkteıtər] n 1.) a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one whose power has been gained by force ▪ the downfall of the hated dictator 2.) someone who tells other people what they should do, in a way… …
18dictator — noun (C) 1 a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially when their power has been gained by force: the downfall of the hated dictator 2 someone who tells other people what they should do, in a way that seems unreasonable: a real… …
19dictator — /dɪkˈteɪtə / (say dik taytuh), /ˈdɪkteɪtə / (say diktaytuh) noun 1. a person exercising absolute power, especially one who assumes absolute control in a government without hereditary right or the free consent of the people. 2. (in ancient Rome) a …
20dictator — dic|ta|tor [ dık teıtər ] noun count 1. ) someone who uses force to take and keep power in a country: a military dictator 2. ) someone who tells people what to do and refuses to listen to their opinions …
