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dictator
dictator /dɪkˈteɪtə $ ˈdɪkteɪtər/ noun [countable]
1. a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one whose power has been gained by force:
    the downfall of the hated dictator
2. someone who tells other people what they should do, in a way that seems unreasonable:
    a real little dictator