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dictator

noun
/dɪkˈteɪtə/UK/ˈdɪkˌteɪtəɹ/US

Etymology

From Latin dictātor (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”). By surface analysis, dictate + -or, literally “one who dictates”. Compare Old English tictator (“absolute ruler of the Roman Republic”).

  1. borrowed from dictātor — “a chief magistrate”

Definitions

  1. A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

    • Dictator, noun : someone who doesn't let American CEOs dictate how their country is run

  2. A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive…

    A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the Senate, typically to conduct a war.

  3. A tyrannical boss or authority figure.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Misspelling of dictater.

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Derived

antidictator, benevolent dictator for life, dictatoress, dictatorless, dictatorlike, dictatress, petro-dictator, quasi-dictator, tin-pot dictator, tinpot dictator

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