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dic⋅ta⋅tor
[dik-tey-ter, dik-tey-ter]
–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. |
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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.
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Language Translation for : dictator
Spanish:
dictador,
German:
der Diktator,
Japanese:
独裁者
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