ALL meanings of dictator
dic·ta·tor
D d - countable noun dictator A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly. 3
- noun dictator a ruler who is not effectively restricted by a constitution, laws, recognized opposition, etc 3
- noun dictator an absolute, esp tyrannical, ruler 3
- noun dictator (in ancient Rome) a person appointed during a crisis to exercise supreme authority 3
- noun dictator a person who makes pronouncements, as on conduct, fashion, etc, which are regarded as authoritative 3
- noun dictator a person who behaves in an authoritarian or tyrannical manner 3
- noun dictator in ancient Rome, a magistrate with supreme authority, appointed in times of emergency 3
- noun dictator a ruler with absolute power and authority, esp. one who exercises it tyrannically 3
- noun dictator a person who orders others about domineeringly, or one whose pronouncements on some subject are meant to be taken as the final word 3
- noun dictator a person who dictates words for another to write down 3
- noun dictator a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. 1
- noun dictator (in ancient Rome) a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to him until the crisis was met. 1
- noun dictator a person who authoritatively prescribes conduct, usage, etc.: a dictator of fashion. 1
- noun dictator a person who dictates, as to a secretary. 1
- noun dictator A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. 1
- noun dictator absolute ruler 1
- noun dictator despot, tyrant 1
- noun dictator Originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war. 0
- noun dictator A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government. 0
- noun dictator A tyrannical boss, or authority figure. 0
- noun dictator A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk). 0
- noun dictator A ruler or Führer, the highest level of authority. 0