dictator
Example Sentences
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There was no precedent for a studio pulling a movie due to the objections of a dictator.
Similar events worldwide have dovetailed with the narrative landscape of the musical, which centers on the dictator’s wife, Imelda Marcos, her rise to power and her fall from grace.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
