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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dic·ta·tor       [dik-tey-ter, dik-tey-ter] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person exercising absolute power, esp. a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
2.(in ancient Rome) a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to him until the crisis was met.
3.a person who authoritatively prescribes conduct, usage, etc.: a dictator of fashion.
4.a person who dictates, as to a secretary.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L dictātor, equiv. to dictā(re) (see dictate) + -tor -tor]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dic·ta·tor       (dĭk'tā'tər, dĭk-tā'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. An absolute ruler.
    2. A tyrant; a despot.
  2. An ancient Roman magistrate appointed temporarily to deal with an immediate crisis or emergency.
  3. One who dictates: These initials are those of the dictator of the letter.

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dictator

noun
1. a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine 
2. a ruler who is unconstrained by law 
3. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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