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The correct spelling is dictator.
How to pronounce dictator
/dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Dic-tat-or
The correct spelling is dictator. A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government. For example: "Dictators are always punished eventually."
Usage Examples
“Dictators are always punished eventually.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
- 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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