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• DICTATOR — summus Magistratus, apud rom. A Consulibus, periclitante Rep. nominatus. Primus F. Lartius Flavus Consul, A. C. 256. qui seditionem sedaverat: Adiunxit sibi Spurium Cassium, Equitum Magistrum, qui iussa exsequeretur. Dignitas semestris tantum,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• dictator — late 14c., from L. dictator, agent noun from dictare (see DICTATE (Cf. dictate) (v.)). Transf. sense of one who has absolute power or authority in any sphere is from c.1600. In Latin use, a dictator was a judge in the Roman republic temporarily… …   Etymology dictionary

• dictator — noun absolute leader, absolute ruler, autarch, autocrat, autocratic master, despot, despotic commander, despotic master, dictatorial mogul, disciplinarian, imperious commandant, inquisitor, martinet, oppressive taskmaster, oppressor, repressive… …   Law dictionary

• Dictator — Dic*ta tor, n. [L.] 1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dictator — [dik′tāt΄ər, dik tāt′ər] n. [ME dictatour < L dictator: see DICTATE] 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… …   English World dictionary

• dictator — [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;… …   New thesaurus

• absolute leader — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• absolute ruler — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Dictator novel — The dictator Juan Facundo Quiroga The dictator novel (Spanish: novela del dictador) is a genre of Latin American literature that challenges the role of the dictator in Latin American society. The theme of caudillismo the régime of a chari …   Wikipedia

• Dictator — 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… …   Wikipedia

• dictator — /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… …   Universalium