as in tyrants
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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Having lived in countries ruled by dictators, where corruption and cruelty often go unchecked, that’s the question that haunts me.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Data from 1946 to 2012 show that when highly personalized dictators exited office by means other than natural death, the regime collapsed along with the leader 74 percent of the time.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2018
Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Data from 1946 to 2012 show that when highly personalized dictators exited office by means other than natural death, the regime collapsed along with the leader 74 percent of the time.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2018
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“Dictators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictators. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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