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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The Interview starred Rogen and James Franco as their characters landed an interview with North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, then were recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.
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Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Italy’s wartime fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was imprisoned here in July 1943 after he was overthrown and arrested.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Leftist groups are planning to bring 150 people from the United States to Cuba to celebrate the late dictator Fidel Castro‘s 100th birthday.
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Hudson Crozier,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Italy’s triumph over Czechoslovakia in the 1934 final which strengthened the regime of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, for example.
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Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Italy’s wartime fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was imprisoned here in July 1943 after he was overthrown and arrested.
—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Leftist groups are planning to bring 150 people from the United States to Cuba to celebrate the late dictator Fidel Castro‘s 100th birthday.
—
Hudson Crozier,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Italy’s triumph over Czechoslovakia in the 1934 final which strengthened the regime of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, for example.
—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictator
tyrant
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These were the grounds of revolution in 1776 and what colonists held to be the markings of a tyrant.
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Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.
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“Dictator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictator. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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