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   dictator

   /dɪkˈteɪtə/

   noun

   • 1. a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
   • ▪ a person who behaves in an autocratic way.
   • ▪ (in ancient Rome) a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin, from dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare (see dictate).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • I

     1

   • C

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   • T

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   • T

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