dictator

«dictator» in Mova's school dictionary: A ruler who has complete power over a country, was… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a dictator, dictators)

meaning for a pupil

1) A ruler who has complete power over a country, was usually not fairly elected, and does not allow people to disagree. tree →

2) (informal) Someone who tells others what to do and won't listen. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and civics: dictators versus democracy; dictatorships take away freedoms. In everyday talk: «Don't be such a dictator!» Phrases: military dictator, benevolent dictator.

examples

• The dictator banned all newspapers that criticised him. tree →
• In a democracy, people choose their leaders; a dictator does not let them. tree →
• The people finally overthrew the dictator. tree →
• My brother acts like a dictator when he holds the TV remote. tree →
• History has many cruel dictators. tree →
• A dictator often controls the army and the police. tree →

note

Noun: dictatorship (the system). Adjective: dictatorial (bossy). From «dictate» (to give orders, or to say words for someone to write down).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dictator» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.