dictator Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
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noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
potentate.
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noun a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
authoritarian.
- my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
WordNet
Dic*ta"tor noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
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One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke. -
One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power. Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a pope, over our language. Macaulay.
