American English pronunciation
How to pronounce dictator
IPA transcription: [dɪk'teɪtɚ]
Pronunciation variants: [dɪk'teɪtɚ]['dɪkteɪtɚ]
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Noun
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a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
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a ruler who is unconstrained by law
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a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
“my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime”
Usage examples
- This role was a broad parody of the fascist then-dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini.
- After these disasters the Romans appointed Fabius Maximus as dictator.
- Unfortunately, he was killed during the dictatorship.
- The dictator was radical in his ideology.
- After the dictator's rule of fourty three years was over, the country was devastated.
- After the dictator's rule of fourty three years was over, the country was devastated.
- The dictator was radical in his ideology.
- Together, these writers created the Dictator novel genre.
- The dictator was radical in his ideology.
- The dictator was radical in his ideology.