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dictator, n.
(dictators)
more info a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
<noun.person>

authoritarian dictator

sample sentences

"my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
dictate
semantic pointers
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oppressor
hyponym
Big Brother martinet, disciplinarian, moralist
more info a ruler who is unconstrained by law
<noun.person>

dictator potentate
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
dictatorial dictatorial dictatorship dictate
semantic pointers
hypernym
ruler, swayer
hyponym
shogun strongman tyrant, autocrat, despot
instance hyponym
Duvalier, Francois Duvalier, Papa Doc Duvalier, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Baby Doc Franco, Francisco Franco, El Caudillo, General Franco Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Der Fuhrer Mussolini, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce Tojo, Tojo Hideki, Tojo Eiki
more info a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
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dictator
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derivationally related form
dictate
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hypernym
speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser