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- Dictionarydictator/dɪkˈteɪtə/
noun
- 1. a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
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DICTATOR definition: 1. a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people 2. a person…. Learn more.
Jun 9, 2024 · dictator, in modern political systems, a single person who possesses absolute political power within a country or territory or a member of a small group that exercises such power.
May 9, 2024 · Dictatorship, form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. Dictators usually resort to force or fraud to gain despotic political power, which they maintain through the use of intimidation, terror, and the suppression of civil liberties.
1. a. : a person granted absolute emergency power. especially, history : one appointed by the senate (see senate sense 1b) of ancient Rome. b. : one holding complete autocratic control : a person with unlimited governmental power. c. : one ruling in an absolute (see absolute sense 2) and often oppressive way. fascist dictators. 2.
In modern usage the term dictator is generally used to describe a leader who holds or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power.
noun. a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. (in ancient Rome) a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to him until the crisis was met.
A dictator is someone who has absolute power — or who at least behaves as if they do by bossing others around. In government, a dictator is a ruler who has total control over a country, with no checks or balances to prevent abuse of power.
a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people. a person who gives orders and behaves as if they have complete power: My boss is kind of a dictator. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Powerful people & dictators.
A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country; used showing disapproval.
a person who behaves as if they have complete power over other people, and tells them what to do. Her father was a dictator and the whole family was afraid of him. Definition of dictator noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
