dictator
pronunciation
How to pronounce dictator in British English:
UK [dɪkˈteɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce dictator in American English:
US [ˈdɪkteɪtər]
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- Noun:
- a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
- a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- a person behaves in an tyrannical manner
Word Origin
- dictator (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin dictator, agent noun from dictare (see dictate (v.)). Transferred sense of "one who has absolute power or authority" in any sphere is from c. 1600. In Latin use, a dictator was a judge in the Roman republic temporarily invested with absolute power.
Example
- 1. No self-respecting dictator can bear to be without a bunker .
- 2. A dictator defeated by a woman ?
- 3. Kalakuta was a libertarian 's dream and a dictator 's nightmare .
- 4. Could a more responsible swiss banking system help tame the dictator ?
- 5. No political settlement in which the dictator remains in place will work .