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Meaning of dictator in English

dictator
noun [ C ]
  disapproving
uk
/dɪkˈteɪ.tər/ us
/ˈdɪk.teɪ.t̬ɚ/
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a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people:
brutal dictator He will go down in history as one of the most brutal dictators of the 20th century.
a person who gives orders and behaves as if they have complete power:
My boss is kind of a dictator.
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(Definition of dictator from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

dictator | American Dictionary

dictator
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈdɪk·teɪ·t̬ər, dɪkˈteɪ-/
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politics & government
someone who rules a country with complete power, has complete control over the armed forces, and destroys any political opposition

dictatorial

adjective us
/ˌdɪk·təˈtɔr·i·əl, -ˈtoʊr-/
politics & government
dictatorial powers
(Definition of dictator from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
獨裁者，暴君, 獨斷專行者, 專權者…
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独裁者，暴君, 独断专行者, 专权者…
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dictador, dictadora, dictador/ora [masculine-feminine]…
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ditador, ditadora, ditador/-ra [masculine-feminine]…
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独裁者, 独裁者（どくさいしゃ）…
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