Dictator

/dɪktˈe‍ɪtɐ/

/ˈdɪkteɪtɝ/, /dɪkˈteɪtɝ/

[noun]

Dictator

[NOUN]

a ruler that has total power over a state, particularly a ruler who gained power through force

synonyms : potentate

a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

synonyms : authoritarian

a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine

Examples

1. The dictator governed the country with a heavy hand, suppressing any form of dissent or opposition.

2. The ambassador curried favor with the dictator by praising his construction projects.

3. The coup gave the dictatorship a dose of its own medicine, subjecting the dictator and his entourage to torture and confinement in deplorable conditions.

4. Dictators do this.