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dictator — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dictator noun An authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

Senses

dictator is used for these senses in English:

  • dictator A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
  • dictator (history) 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.

dictator — full definition

  1. noun An authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
  2. noun 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. noun A tyrannical boss or authority figure.