Synonyms for dictator
ˈdɪk teɪ tər, dɪkˈteɪ tərdic·ta·tor

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1. dictatornoun

   a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine

   Synonyms:
   authoritarian, potentate

2. dictator, potentatenoun

   a ruler who is unconstrained by law

   Synonyms:
   authoritarian, potentate

3. authoritarian, dictatornoun

   a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

   "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"

   Synonyms:
   authoritarian, potentate

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1. dictatornoun

   Synonyms:
   despot, autocrat, absolute ruler

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1. dictatornoun

   Synonyms:
   despot, autocrat

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1. List of paraphrases for "dictator":

   dictatorship

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1. Matthew Schmidt:

   He is called the last dictator in Europe because Belarus has basically continued to be a Soviet-style state. He is the leader of a one-party state, just like the Soviet Union was ruled, if you want to see what the USSR was like, go to [its capital]Minsk.

2. Joe Biden:

   From China to Russia and beyond, they're betting that democracy's days are numbered, they're betting America's a place for the autocrat, the dictator, the strongman.

3. Tony Perkins:

   This guy would make Mussolini proud, this is a wannabe dictator.

4. Jessica Mitford:

   When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When somebody up there - a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator— so decrees.

5. Brenda Barrios:

   He's one of the reasons why people are crossing the border. They think he looks like a dictator, it's very dangerous for them to cross. But it will be worse if Trump is president ... Life will be very difficult for us. He doesn't want us here.