dictator
An authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or governmentAn authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
» The dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.
Der Diktator besaß die völlige Loyalität seiner Gehilfen.
Meaning
3 sensesAn authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
Diktator, Diktatorin
дикта́торdiktátor
дикта́торdyktátor, дикта́торкаdyktátorka
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.
A tyrannical boss or authority figure.
дикта́торdiktátor
- a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
- a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
Examples
119 sentencesThe dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.
deDer Diktator besaß die völlige Loyalität seiner Gehilfen. — Tamy
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
deDie armen Menschen waren dem grausamen Diktator ausgeliefert. — Esperantostern
They struggled against the dictator.
ruОни боролись против диктатора. — marafon
You would make a perfect dictator.
З тебе вийшов би ідеальний диктатор. — deniko
I refuse to be a dictator.
Я відмовляюся бути диктатором. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Latin dictātor (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (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”).
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Forms
plural: dictatorsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a ruler who is unconstrained by law:potentate
- a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner:authoritarian