dictator
Example Sentences
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Left shellshocked by World War I, many believed that the best way to deal with the growing threat in Europe was to disarm the democracies and appease the dictators.
Based in Boston, the international corporation networked with dictators and local officials in Central America, many Caribbean islands and parts of South America to acquire immense estates for railroads and banana plantations.
From Salon
The presidential honor guard may sound like a small elite unit with narrow responsibilities to provide security for the dictator.
The international corporation networked with dictators and local officials in Central America, many Caribbean islands and parts of South America to acquire immense estates for railroads and banana plantations.
From Los Angeles Times
Winston Churchill once quipped that if he were the world’s dictator, he would “make it a criminal offense for anyone to go around bothering molecules. And the little atom would be left in peace forever.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.