Dictator synonyms
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führer
An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive
(Figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
A man, usually a military leader, whose popular influence and power may afford him the position of dictator, as in a time of political crisis.
A practitioner or supporter of such a government.
A person having great power; ruler; monarch
(Law) Relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact:
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.
Not caring enough about something important.
Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
Stubbornly adhering to a doctrine or theory
Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order.
(Gram.) Designating or of the mood of a verb that expresses a command, strong request, or exhortation
Urgent; imperative
Sedately dignified in appearance or manner:
Of, or having the nature of, an oracle
Acting in a dictatorial manner; arrogant; domineering
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic. [from 16th c.]
anarch
The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.
autarch
An absolute ruler; a despot.
A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
caudillo
A political boss; an overlord.
commissar
A representative of the government or communist party in the U.S.S.R., responsible for political orientation, esp. in a military unit
A person given broad administrative powers to make government policy
duce
A leader or commander; a chief.
fascist
A member of a political party or other organization that advocates fascist principles.
A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
oligarch
Any of the rulers of an oligarchy
satrap
A governor of a province in ancient Persia.
(Informal, politics, US) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.
over (related)
(Mil.) A shot that hits or explodes beyond the target
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