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dictator

[dik-tey-ter, dik-tey-ter] / ˈdɪk teɪ tər, dɪkˈteɪ tər /


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In 1984, the dictator placed his son in charge of Iraq football.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Protests also erupted in the 1960s over the participation of Spain under dictator General Francisco Franco, and Portugal under the dictatorship of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Even after the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953, the stigma attached to former PoWs did not disappear overnight.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

According to Winston Churchill, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin once sarcastically asked a French diplomat: “The pope! How many divisions has he got?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It was just after you were kidnapped and taken to the Dominican Republic that the dictator Jean- Claude Duvalier was finally persuaded to leave our Haiti.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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