dictatornoun [ C ]
uk/dɪkˈteɪ.tər/us/ˈdɪk.teɪ.t̬ɚ/disapprovinga 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.
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Powerful people & dictators
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- autocratic
- big beast
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- establishment
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- oppressor
- potentate
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- puissant
- strongman
- voiceless
- warlord
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