dictator (noun)

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• 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 — ► NOUN ▪ a ruler with total power over a country. DERIVATIVES dictatorial adjective …   English terms dictionary

• 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 (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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dictator — noun a regime that has survived under one dictator for more than forty years Syn: autocrat, absolute ruler, despot, tyrant, oppressor, autarch …   Thesaurus of popular words

• dictator — noun Etymology: Latin, from dictare Date: 14th century 1. a. a person granted absolute emergency power; especially one appointed by the senate of ancient Rome b. one holding complete autocratic control …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dictator — noun a) Originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war b) A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or… …   Wiktionary

• dictator — noun 1》 a ruler with total power over a country.     ↘an autocratic person. 2》 (in ancient Rome) a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency …   English new terms dictionary

• dictator — noun Syn: autocrat, despot, tyrant, absolute ruler Ant: democrat …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• dictator — /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 …  

• dictator — 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… …   English dictionary