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• n  a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
• n  a ruler who is unconstrained by law
• n  a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
  my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime

• The Great Dictator (United Artists) is the story of a little, persecuted Jewish barber (Charlie Chaplin) living in a state ruled by a nasty dictator (also Charlie Chaplin) and how .
• For nearly 40 years, Antnio de Oliveira Salazar has been the unusual dictator of an unfortunate land.
• Twenty years ago, People Power in the Philippines toppled a dictator and inspired democratic change around the world.

• potentate
• authoritarian

News & Articles

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• Guatemala's ex-dictator Rios Montt leaves hospital, moves to house arrest pending trial
  GUATEMALA CITY — Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt left a Guatemalan military hospital where he was taken last month shortly after being put in prison to begin an 80-year sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity and is now under house arrest, his lawyer said Tuesday.
  June 11, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Guatemala's ex-dictator leaves military hospital
  Former Guatemala dictator Efrain Rios Montt has left a military hospital where he was taken last month shortly after being put in prison to begin an 80-year sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity.
  June 11, 2013 - Fox News
• Guatemala's ex-dictator leaves military hospital - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Former Guatemala dictator Efrain Rios Montt has left a military hospital where he was taken last month shortly after being put in prison to begin an 80-year sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity. His conviction was overturned a few days after he was hospitalized.
  June 11, 2013 - Quincy Herald-Whig

Quotes

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• President Bush in International Herald Tribune
  In Cuba, the long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end,Bush said. "The Cuban people are ready for their freedom. And as that nation enters a period of transition, the United Nations must insist on free speech, free assembly and,...
• Steve Rothman in Times Online
  Congressman Steve Rothman, who represents the area and once served as Englewood's mayor, said:"Gaddafi is a dangerous dictator whose hands are covered with the blood of Americans and our allies."
• Nouri al-Maliki in Guardian Unlimited
  The execution of the tyrant was not a political decision, as the enemies of the Iraqi people say. The verdict was implemented after a fair and transparent trial, which the dictator never deserved,al-Maliki said.