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. 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.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   Trump has called the press the 'enemy of the people,' and now - taking a page from his dictator friends around the world - is trying to dismantle the right to a free press in the First Amendment by suing the New York Times for publishing an opinion column about his dangerous relationship with Russia.

3. Kizza Besigye:

   Whether he changes the constitution or not, a dictator is an unwelcome thing in our country, the defiance campaign ... will not stop until the dictator is out of power.

4. Denis Villeneuve:

   Sometimes you have compulsions that you can't control coming from the subconscious... They are the dictator inside ourselves.

5. Jose Miguel Vivanco:

   (It) is not only extremely frustrating but also is revealing of the lack of solid independence of the judiciary in Guatemala, which is clearly sensitive to political pressure, their record has been quite unimpressive particularly regarding efforts to nullify and stop the criminal prosecution of this dictator.