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单词 dictator
释义 dic·ta·tor
\ˈdikˌtād.ə(r), -ātə- also  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin, from dictatus + -or
1.
 a. : a chief magistrate appointed in emergencies and given absolute authority by the senate of ancient Rome
 b. : a person granted absolute emergency power in a later republic
  < making the general dictator of the state during the invasion >
  < when dictators resist the temptation to become despots — F.L.Schuman >
 c. : one enjoying complete autocratic control or leadership
  < the secretary was actually the dictator of the party >
  < making him dictator >
 often : a supreme sometimes autocratic arbiter
  < a dictator in the world of British art — DeLancey Ferguson >
 d. : one ruling absolutely, typically with brutality, oppression, and ruthless suppression of opposition
  < political dictators who attempt to accomplish by calculated brutality and aggression what they lack the intelligence and magnanimity to consummate — Lewis Mumford >
2. : one that dictates (as to a secretary or recording machine)
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