DICTATORS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word dictators. (close relations)
dictatorial
Best Alternative Words for DICTATORS
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authoritarian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner adjective satellite • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty • expecting unquestioning obedience | ||||||||
potentate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ruler who is unconstrained by law | ||||||||
autocrat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
boss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who exercises control over workers • a person responsible for hiring workers • a person who exercises control and makes decisions • a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments • a circular rounded projection or protuberance adjective satellite • exceptionally good verb • raise in a relief | ||||||||
chief | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is in charge • a person who exercises control over workers • the head of a tribe or clan adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||||
commander | nounn | |||||||
noun • an officer in command of a military unit • someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others • a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain • an officer in the airforce | ||||||||
controller | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who maintains and audits business accounts • a person who directs and restrains • a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine | ||||||||
despot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
leader | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or guides or inspires others • a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers | ||||||||
martinet | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | ||||||||
master | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an artist of consummate skill • a person who has general authority over others • a combatant who is able to defeat rivals • directs the work of others • presiding officer of a school • an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made • an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship • someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution • an authority qualified to teach apprentices • key that secures entrance everywhere adjective satellite • most important element verb • be or become completely proficient or skilled in • get on top of; deal with successfully • have dominance or the power to defeat over • have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | ||||||||
monarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right • large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed | ||||||||
oppressor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures | ||||||||
overlord | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who has general authority over others | ||||||||
pharaoh | nounn | |||||||
noun • the title of the ancient Egyptian kings | ||||||||
ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
totalitarian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life noun • an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government adjective satellite • characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control | ||||||||
tyrant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator • in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it • any person who exercises power in a cruel way |