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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How to use dictator in a sentence?

1. James Nixey:

   May 9 is designed to show off to the home crowd, to intimidate the opposition and to please the dictator of the time.

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. Kizza Ronald:

   Dictator can only be managed by a force greater than their dictatorship.

4. Mark Green:

   Hussein as in Saddam Hussein was a totalitarian dictator, since Mr. Obama seems to think he can, without the consent of the legislature, release edicts in the form of executive orders, deemed significantly different in scope than previous presidents, he violates the clear separation of power in the constitution.

5. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley:

   If I can meet with a dictator in Uganda, I can surely meet with a decent person in America.