Definition of Dictator. Meaning of Dictator. Synonyms of Dictator

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Definition of Dictator

Dictator
Dictator Dic*ta"tor, n. [L.] 1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. --Locke. 2. 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.

Meaning of Dictator from wikipedia

- A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a polity. The word originated as the...
- The Dictator may refer to: The Dictator (1915 film), a silent film comedy directed by Oscar Eagle The Dictator (1922 film), a silent film comedy directed...
- dictator, and they are facilitated through an inner circle of elites that includes advisers, generals, and other high-ranking officials. The dictator...
- The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Having been the...
- A Roman dictator was an extraordinary magistrate in the Roman Republic endowed with full authority to resolve some specific problem to which he had been...
- The Dictator is a 2012 political satire black comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen in his fourth feature film in a leading role. The...
- control by force. Dictator may also refer to: Dictator (Cain novel), by Tom Cain Dictator (Harris novel), by Robert Harris Dictator novel, a genre of...
- Dictators are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. Known for their acerbic and provocative approach in their music, the Dictators underwent...
- Dictator perpetuo (English: "dictator in perpetuity"), also called dictator in perpetuum, was the office held by Julius Caesar just before the end of...
- 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of **** Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as...