as in tyrant
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance
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Trump has talked about being a dictator on Day One.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Throughout his presidency, Trump fawned over such dictators.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump, who has praised the Russian dictator and refused to vocally support Ukraine, would sooner hop on a three-way phone call with Musk and Putin.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
And Trump’s turn behind the drive-through at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s earlier this month highlighted a warm side to Trump that clashed starkly with the image of him as a Hitler-esque dictator being painted by his opponents.
—Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Throughout his presidency, Trump fawned over such dictators.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump, who has praised the Russian dictator and refused to vocally support Ukraine, would sooner hop on a three-way phone call with Musk and Putin.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
And Trump’s turn behind the drive-through at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s earlier this month highlighted a warm side to Trump that clashed starkly with the image of him as a Hitler-esque dictator being painted by his opponents.
—Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Dictator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictator. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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