dictator
Signification (Anglais)
- A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
- A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the Senate, typically to conduct a war.
- A tyrannical boss or authority figure.
- (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of dictater.
Synonymes
absolute ruler
bad ruler
Traductions
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/dɪkˈteɪtə/
Étymologie (Anglais)
From Latin dictātor (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”). By surface analysis, dictate + -or, literally “one who dictates”. Compare Old English tictator (“absolute ruler of the Roman Republic”).
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