DICTATOR

Dictator

A dictator is a ruler who does not rule through democratic means. When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship. The word originated as the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency .

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dictator

Noun

  1. 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
  2. A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government
  3. A tyrannical boss, or authority figure
  4. A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk)
  5. A ruler or Fuhrer, the highest level of authority.


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