dictator
a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
(in ancient Rome) a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to him until the crisis was met.
a person who authoritatively prescribes conduct, usage, etc.: a dictator of fashion.
a person who dictates, as to a secretary.
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In the case of Mischief’s Putin and Kim deepfakes, however, the actors have remained anonymous for “personal security reasons,” the team said, because of the controversial nature of manipulating the images of dictators.
Inside the strange new world of being a deepfake actor | Karen Hao | October 9, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewA majority of the years when I lived there and in their lifetime, it was ruled by a dictator.
Either out of the chaos in the absence of a fallen dictator, it’s conceivable that a person like Svetlana could come to power.
If hundreds of thousands of people get in the streets and won’t go home, it becomes harder and harder for a dictator to hold on.
I do not mind the fact that he sat down with dictators like Kim Jong-un.
Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 19, 2019 | Freakonomics
You were basically the guy to do every dictator or crazy character, from Gaddafi and Ahmadinejad to Bin Laden.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd for Larry Flynt, this might be a monumental opportunity to stick it to the dictator the best way he knows how.
Kim Jong Un, Avert Your Eyes: Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Gets the Porn Parody Treatment | Aurora Snow | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd, the Chilbosan would make a hell of a comedy movie; “Fawlty Towers” meets the “Great dictator.”
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe added, “We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States.”
Exclusive: Sony Emails Reveal Studio Head Wants Idris Elba For the Next James Bond | William Boot | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMIAMI — Fidel Castro seized power in January 1959 after waging a guerilla war against then-dictator Fulgencio Batista.
The dictator Tubertus Posthumus gained a victory over the qui and Volsci, inconsiderable but noxious enemies of the commonwealth.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellCivil war in Paris; barricades erected, and a terrible slaughter of the people; general Cavaignac declared dictator.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellMazzini was made a Triumvir, and henceforth became little less than dictator.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingPallavicino, the pro-dictator, Manin's old co-worker and Garibaldi's friend, courteously appealed to him to leave.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingAt the head of the group stood Goethe, who was then the dictator of public opinion in esthetic questions.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo Tolstoy
British Dictionary definitions for dictator
/ (dɪkˈteɪtə) /
a ruler who is not effectively restricted by a constitution, laws, recognized opposition, etc
an absolute, esp tyrannical, ruler
(in ancient Rome) a person appointed during a crisis to exercise supreme authority
a person who makes pronouncements, as on conduct, fashion, etc, which are regarded as authoritative
a person who behaves in an authoritarian or tyrannical manner
Derived forms of dictator
- dictatress (dɪkˈteɪtrɪs) or dictatrix (ˈdɪktətrɪks), fem n
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