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dictator

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dictator/dɪkˈteɪtə(r)/

▶noun

1 a ruler with total power over a country.
■ an autocratic person.

2 (in ancient Rome) a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency.

'dictator' also found in these Oxford entries:

dictatorial - dictatorship - Francoist

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