as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
like many another third-world caesar, he cared little for the destitute class into which he himself had been born
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In 1976, with dictator Idi Amin aggressively opposing Israel, four terrorists hijacked Air France Flight 139 on its way from Tel Aviv to France.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Iraq’s surprise invasion in 1980 served as a wind in the sails of the Guards, who saw their role drastically expanded to keep Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s forces at bay.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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Colletti joins One Piece as Wapol, a tyrant and adversary to the Straw Hats.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Caesar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caesar. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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