Dictator
nSynonymSSC PYQ × 7/dɪktˈeɪtər/ · डिक्टेटर
A political leader who has complete power over a country
तानाशाह, पूरी शक्ति अपने हाथ में रखने वाला शासक
The country lived under a dictator for a decade.
He runs the office like a dictator.
Daily use: Dictator ki tarah chalate hain office.
Dictator में dictate यानी हुक्म देना है। जैसे dictation में सबको बोला हुआ हूबहू लिखना पड़ता है, वैसे ही dictator का हुक्म पूरे देश को मानना पड़ता है; यानी तानाशाह।
A dictator is one who dictates, who gives orders that nobody may question. Think of a teacher dictating words that everyone must write down exactly. A ruler who dictates everything to a whole country is a dictator, a tyrant.
Synonym में tyrant, autocrat, despot, authoritarian आते हैं; उल्टा democrat। 'Dict' family में dictate, dictation, dictatorship भी हैं।
Tyrant, autocrat, despot and authoritarian appear as synonyms; democrat is the usual contrast. The 'dict' family also gives dictate, dictation and dictatorship.