dictator
Example Sentences
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She has since made frequent appearances on on state media, softening her father's image of a ruthless dictator.
From BBC
Masud is alleged to have claimed that he was later congratulated in person by the late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, for carrying out "a great national duty" against the Americans.
From BBC
Either these dictators knew what they were doing was wrong or, more likely, they were sure that others would think so.
Farage stressed Thomas and his party colleagues in Wales would set Welsh policy, saying he was "not a hard line dictator".
From BBC
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.