dictator

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdɪkteɪtəɹ/

Noun

dictator (plural dictators)

1. A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

   Dictators are always punished eventually.

2. (historical) 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.
3. A tyrannical boss or authority figure.
4. A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk).

Translations

• French: dictateur
• German: Diktator
• Italian: dittatore
• Portuguese: ditador, ditadora
• Russian: дикта́тор
• Spanish: dictador, dictadora

Translations

• Portuguese: ditador
• Russian: дикта́тор

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