Synonyms for dictator

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dik-tey-ter, dik-tey-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪk teɪ tər, dɪkˈteɪ tər

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Définition of dictator

Origin : late 14c., from Latin dictator, agent noun from dictare (see dictate (v.)). Transferred 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 invested with absolute power.

noun absolute ruler

Example sentences :

It was sent me by Bompland, and was given to him by the Dictator of Paraguay himself.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

The King need not be persuaded after he has appointed his Dictator.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

But the Dictator intended that his word should be heard and his will should be done.
Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon

"We will take you for a ride in one," the dictator of Subterro says.
Extract from : « Operation Earthworm » by Joe Archibald

To the mind of the dictator himself, however, came no such change.
Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne

Could it be the dictator's intention to give battle and avenge what he had failed to save?
Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne

The dictator had not condemned, then; he had even spoken well of him.
Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne

Grab the dictator and shove a pistol in his face and you have everything.
Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper

Indeed, we must admit that for a dictator of genius the thing was not difficult.
Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo

As dictator, he is a buffoon; let him make himself emperor, he will be grotesque.
Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo

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