Definition of Dictator

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DICTATOR noun

	The chief of a nation that prefers the pestilence of despotism to the plague of anarchy.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:

DICTATOR:
d?k?te?t? n. 1 a ruler with (often usurped) unrestricted authority. 2 a person with supreme authority in any sphere. 3 a domineering person. 4 a person who dictates for transcription. 5 Rom.Hist. a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency. [ME f. L (as DICTATE)]

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