Thesaurus results for DICTATOR

dictator

noun

ˈdik-ˌtā-tər

as in tyrant

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance

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Recent Examples on the Web No one knows for sure, except for the dictator himself, probably. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024 North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may have ordered at least 30 government officials to be executed after the devastating floods over the summer that killed thousands, according to a new report from South Korea. —

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024 Under the Trump decision, a president who took advantage of the powers that decision grants would be the type of dictator the United States’ political structure is meant to guard against — a leader fully incompatible with the idea of constitutional democracy. —

Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024 Venezuela had other despicable dictators before Maduro. —

Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dictator

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