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Definition of Dictator
1. Noun. A speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine.
2. Noun. A ruler who is unconstrained by law.
Exact synonyms: Potentate
Generic synonyms: Ruler, Swayer
Specialized synonyms: Shogun, Strongman, Autocrat, Despot, Tyrant
Specialized synonyms: Duvalier, Francois Duvalier, Papa Doc, Baby Doc, Duvalier, Jean-claude Duvalier, El Caudillo, Francisco Franco, Franco, General Franco, Adolf Hitler, Der Fuhrer, Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce, Mussolini, Tojo, Tojo Eiki, Tojo Hideki
Derivative terms: Dictate, Dictatorial, Dictatorial, Dictatorship
Generic synonyms: Ruler, Swayer
Specialized synonyms: Shogun, Strongman, Autocrat, Despot, Tyrant
Specialized synonyms: Duvalier, Francois Duvalier, Papa Doc, Baby Doc, Duvalier, Jean-claude Duvalier, El Caudillo, Francisco Franco, Franco, General Franco, Adolf Hitler, Der Fuhrer, Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce, Mussolini, Tojo, Tojo Eiki, Tojo Hideki
Derivative terms: Dictate, Dictatorial, Dictatorial, Dictatorship
3. Noun. A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner. "My boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
Exact synonyms: Authoritarian
Specialized synonyms: Big Brother, Disciplinarian, Martinet, Moralist
Generic synonyms: Oppressor
Derivative terms: Dictate
Specialized synonyms: Big Brother, Disciplinarian, Martinet, Moralist
Generic synonyms: Oppressor
Derivative terms: Dictate
Definition of Dictator
1. n. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.
Definition of Dictator
1. one that dictates [n -S] - See also: dictates