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| dic·ta·tor [ dík tàytər ] (plural dic·ta·tors) |
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1. politics powerful ruler: a leader who rules a country with absolute power, usually by force
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2. bossy person: somebody who is regarded as behaving in an autocratic or domineering way
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3. authority on subject: somebody whose opinions on a subject are listened to and followed by society at large
  one of the great dictators of modern music
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4. somebody who gives dictation: a speaker of words out loud so that somebody else can transcribe them
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5. ancient hist temporary Roman ruler: in ancient Rome, a temporary appointed leader with absolute power to deal with a crisis or an emergency
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