dictator
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Politicians, from the early 20th century dictator Porfirio Díaz to the highly popular previous President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, have long shared cultural space with entertainers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Hitler was a relatively rare name in Germany even before the dictator came to fame.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
"I don't care if they call me a dictator. I'd rather be called a dictator than see Salvadorans killed in the streets," he said in a speech last year.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Clad in a black leather trench coat, the 42-year-old dictator twirled a cigarette as he reviewed lines of factory employees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
This injustice rankled, and at that moment I saw Dr. Kerr less as a benefactor than as a not-altogether-benign dictator.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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