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 of dictator
Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis.
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Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The pontiff did so to affirm that Christ, not any dictator or nation state, was the one true king.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Stopping the free flow of information is something dictators and dictator wannabes do.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
The bane of every dictator Freedom of the press is the bane of every dictator.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The pontiff did so to affirm that Christ, not any dictator or nation state, was the one true king.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Stopping the free flow of information is something dictators and dictator wannabes do.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
The bane of every dictator Freedom of the press is the bane of every dictator.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictator
tyrant
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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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“Dictator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictator. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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