Dictator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine

a ruler who is unconstrained by law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪktˈeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪktˈeɪtə/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːtʃ/.

Examples

my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

potentate authoritarian

Parts of Speech

noun	a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
noun	a ruler who is unconstrained by law
noun	a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner “my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime”

Word Forms

dictate	verb	say out loud for the purpose of recording
dictatorial	adjective	characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
dictatorship	noun	a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diktator

ein Redner, der einer Sekretärin oder einem Aufnahmegerät diktiert

🇫🇷French

dictateur

un orateur qui dicte à une secrétaire ou à un enregistreur

🇪🇸Spanish

dictador

un orador que dicta a una secretaria o a una grabadora

🇮🇹Italian

dittatore

un oratore che detta a una segretaria o a un registratore

🇵🇹Portuguese

ditador

um orador que dita para uma secretária ou uma máquina de gravação

🇷🇺Russian

диктатор

оратор, который диктует секретарю или записывающему аппарату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तानाशाह

एक वक्ता जो सचिव या रिकॉर्डिंग मशीन को निर्देश देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

একনায়ক

একজন স্পিকার যিনি একজন সচিব বা একটি রেকর্ডিং মেশিনকে নির্দেশ দেন

🇮🇳Tamil

சர்வாதிகாரி

ஒரு செயலாளருக்கு ஆணையிடும் ஒரு பேச்சாளர் அல்லது ஒரு பதிவு இயந்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నియంత

సెక్రటరీకి లేదా రికార్డింగ్ మెషీన్‌కు సూచించే స్పీకర్

🇮🇳Marathi

हुकूमशहा

एक वक्ता जो सचिव किंवा रेकॉर्डिंग मशीनला हुकूम देतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરમુખત્યાર

એક વક્તા જે સેક્રેટરી અથવા રેકોર્ડિંગ મશીનને આદેશ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಕಾರಿ

ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಅಥವಾ ರೆಕಾರ್ಡಿಂಗ್ ಯಂತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುವ ಸ್ಪೀಕರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകാധിപതി

ഒരു സെക്രട്ടറിയോട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു റെക്കോർഡിംഗ് മെഷീനോട് നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്പീക്കർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਨਾਸ਼ਾਹ

ਇੱਕ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਕੱਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡਿੰਗ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਨੂੰ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آمر

ایک اسپیکر جو سکریٹری یا ریکارڈنگ مشین کو حکم دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

独裁者

向秘书或录音机口述的扬声器

🇯🇵Japanese

独裁者

秘書または録音機に口述する話し手

🇰🇷Korean

독재자

비서나 녹음기에게 지시하는 화자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà độc tài

một diễn giả ra lệnh cho thư ký hoặc máy ghi âm

🇹🇭Thai

เผด็จการ

วิทยากรที่สั่งงานเลขานุการหรือเครื่องบันทึกเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

diktator

seorang pembicara yang mendiktekan kepada sekretaris atau mesin perekam

🇵🇭Filipino

diktador

isang tagapagsalita na nagdidikta sa isang sekretarya o isang recording machine

🇲🇾Malay

diktator

penceramah yang menentukan kepada setiausaha atau mesin rakaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديكتاتور

المتحدث الذي يملي على السكرتيرة أو آلة التسجيل

🇮🇷Persian

دیکتاتور

گوینده ای که به منشی یا دستگاه ضبط دیکته می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

diktatör

bir sekretere veya kayıt makinesine dikte eden bir konuşmacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיקטָטוֹר

דובר שמכתיב למזכירה או למכונת הקלטה

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