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- pronunciation:
- dIk
teI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a ruler who has supreme and total authority, esp. one who has seized power or who uses it harshly or selfishly.
The dictator ruled the country with an iron fist for decades.- synonyms:
- autocrat, despot, tyrant
- similar words:
- oligarch, overlord
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| definition 2: |
one who decrees or orders what others shall do.
a dictator of manners and morals- similar words:
- taskmaster
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| definition 3: |
one who gives dictation.
- similar words:
- reader
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| related words: |
authoritarian, autocrat, tyrant |
adjective + (n.)dictator
absolute,
aggressive,
aging,
benevolent,
benign,
bloody,
brutal,
communist,
corrupt,
cruel,
dangerous,
defiant,
deposed,
discredited,
evil,
exiled,
fallen,
fascist,
friendly,
genocidal,
harsh,
hated,
longtime,
military,
murderous,
notorious,
ousted,
petty,
repressive,
right-wing,
ruthless,
terrible,
totalitarian,
tyrannical,
unpopular,
vicious,
virtual,
would-be
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verb + (n.)dictator
accuse,
appease,
capture,
coddle,
confront,
convince,
denounce,
depose,
dine,
dislodge,
embrace,
finance,
invoke,
oust,
overthrow,
persuade,
portray,
prop,
rid,
rule,
starve,
topple
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(n.)dictator
+ verb
arrest, behave, crush, execute, flee, invade, proclaim, seize, sentence, step, torture
noun + (n.)dictator
aggression,
appeasement,
associate,
capture,
communist,
coup,
czar,
despot,
doc,
encounter,
execution,
fall,
general,
invasion,
junta,
leftist,
monarch,
ouster,
overthrow,
possession,
rebel,
rebellion,
regime,
reign,
rise,
rogue,
son-in-law,
succession,
terrorist,
third-world,
thug
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The word dictator
contains the following parts:
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
  Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, benediction, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, contraindicate, dedicate, dictaphone, dictate, dictation, dictator, diction, dictionary, dictum, edict, indicate, indict, indictment, interdict, jurisdiction, malediction, predicate, predict, prediction, syndicate, valediction, valedictorian, verdict, veridical, predictable
-ator
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
More about this word part:
The suffix -ator
turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns. It is a compound of -ate + -or.
Example words:
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