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Meanings of dictator in English

Russian
диктатор
Portuguese
ditador
Spanish
dictadora
Catalan
dictador
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In government, an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state.

Related terms
диктатор
Portuguese
ditador
Catalan
tirà

A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner.

ditador
Portuguese
autócrata
Catalan
potentat

A ruler who is unconstrained by law.

autócrata
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Examples for "potentate"
Examples for "potentate"
1
Talks like an experienced business potentate of forty-yetshe is only fourteen.
Polly and Eleanor
2
This potentate's life offers a rich field of research to the psychologist.
The Inside Story of the Peace Conference
3
He says your majesty is a great potentate, which is true enough.
The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter
4
He was as brilliant a potentate as he was inept a lover.
Complete Books of Blood
5
Death, that mighty potentate, loves sweetness full well as a shining mark.
The Spinners' Book of Fiction
Usage of dictator in English
1
Overthrowing Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003 achieved important American strategic objectives.
The Guardian
2
Reports from early today speculated that the former dictator had been captured.
The Irish Times
3
You know, I actually think he'd make a good dictator, that man.
Another life altogether: a novel
4
Former military dictator of Burma Ne Win has died under house arrest.
The Irish Times
5
A caretaker government was announced within an hour of the dictator's capture.
The Guardian
6
Indisputable proof that Donald Trump's really just an African dictator in disguise.
The South African
7
The freedom fighter is just a revolution away from becoming a dictator.
Jupiter War
8
But he was merely commander-in-chief and no longer dictator of the nation.
The Irish Times
9
The New Eden dictator was smiling at her from across the table.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
10
Camillus, a famous dictator in the early days of the Roman Republic.
Meditations
11
Openly recognizing the insurgents, it forced the dictator out of the country.
The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southe...
12
Saddam supporters chant slogans in support of the former dictator in Falluja
The Irish Times
13
He uses the nickname Saddam, a reference to the former Iraqi dictator.
The Guardian
14
He is a dictator in that he absolutely controls Indian foreign policy.
The new yorker
15
You cannot blame the people for the behaviour of a brutal dictator.
The Guardian
16
For the dictator and his policemen, Pavlov's findings have important practical implications.
Brave new world revisited
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