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Dictator vs Tyranny - What's the difference?

dictator | tyranny |

As nouns the difference between dictator and tyranny

is that dictator is originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war while tyranny is a government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.

dictator

English

(wikipedia dictator)

Alternative forms

* dictatour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war
  • A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government
  • A tyrannical boss, or authority figure
  • A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk)
  • A ruler or , the highest level of authority.

    • Related terms

    * dictate * dictatorial * dictatorship

    tyranny

    English

    (wikipedia tyranny)

    Noun

    (tyrannies)
  • A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
  • The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  • Absolute power, or its use.
  • Extreme severity or rigour.

    • Synonyms

    * (government) autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy

    Derived terms

    * tyrannical * tyranny of the majority

    Related terms

    * tyrant

    See also

    * autocracy * monarchy

    External links

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