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dictator

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/dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)/ English

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  1. A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.“Dictators are always punished eventually.”
  2. 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.
  3. A tyrannical boss or authority figure.
  4. A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk).

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