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dictador

dictator

noun deek-tah-DOHR Less Common

Usage Note

Dictador is the masculine form; dictadora is feminine. The related noun dictadura means 'dictatorship', and the verb dictar means 'to dictate'. In Spain and Latin America the word carries heavy historical resonance given the twentieth-century dictatorships of the region.

Examples

"El dictador gobernó el país durante décadas."

Natural Translation

The dictator ruled the country for decades.

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