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. Bernie Sanders:

   Gaddafi, terrible dictator, gotten rid of, right now, ISIS is gaining ground in Libya because of all of the destabilization in the region and all of the turmoil.

2. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Satan plagiarized by dictator, and he does not even have copyright! (Satan plagié par dictateur, - Et il n'a même pas de droits d'auteur!)

3. President Obama:

   We can not have a society in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship in the United States, because if somebody is able to intimidate us out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing once they see a documentary that they don’t like or news reports that they don’t like, that’s now who we are. That’s not what America is about.

4. Patrick Leahy:

   Maybe you can explain why a dictator like Egypt's President al-Sisi is feted at the White House, Russia's President (Vladimir) Putin, North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Turkey's President (Tayyip) Erdogan are praised as strong leaders and the Saudi Crown Prince is treated as an indispensable friend and ally.

5. Otto Warmbier:

   Fred and Cindy Warmbier, Fred Warmbier, said in a statement provided to CNN. After a second summit with Kim in Vietnam, President Trump said Thursday he does not hold the North Korean dictator responsible for Warmbier's death. President Trump Trumps shocking, shameful about-face on Otto Warmbier.