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dictator

noun as in absolute ruler

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The right-wing justices on the Supreme Court have made Trump a de facto dictator and king and he intends to use that power.

From Salon

He’s not a father, a king, a despot or a dictator.

From Salon

Once Syria’s most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

During his 2024 campaign, he vowed to rule on "Day One" as a "dictator," and promised the "most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history."

From Salon

And in 2023, when giving his final speech as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Milley said the military did not take an oath to a "wannabe dictator".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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