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A dictator is a ruler who does not rule through democratic means.
Dictator may also refer to:
Books
edit- Dictator (Cain novel), by Tom Cain
- Dictator (Harris novel), by Robert Harris
- Dictator novel, a genre of Latin American literature
Film
edit- The Dictator (1915 film), a silent film comedy directed by Oscar Eagle
- The Dictator (1922 film), a silent film comedy directed by James Cruze
- The Dictator (1935 film), a British historical drama film directed by Victor Saville
- The Dictator (2012 film), a comedy film starring Sacha Baron Cohen
- Dictator (2016 film), an Indian film starring Nandamuri Balakrishna
- The Great Dictator, a 1940 film starring Charlie Chaplin
Games
edit- Dictator, a vehicle in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of toys
- M. Bison, a villain from the Street Fighter video game series also known as Dictator.
- Video game Dictator , released in 1983 by DK'Tronics and running on Sinclair's ZX Spectrum
Government
edit- Dictatorship, a form of government where political authority is monopolized by a single person or political entity
- Dictator perpetuo, a position held by Julius Caesar
- Roman dictator, in the Roman Republic, an extraordinary magistrate with the absolute authority to perform tasks beyond the authority of the ordinary magistrate
Military
edit- the Dictator. a type of Siege artillery in the American Civil War, specifically a mortar
- HMS Dictator (1783), a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
- USS Dictator (1863), a single-turreted ironclad monitor of the United States Navy
Music
edit- "Dictator" (Centerfold song), 1986
- "Dictator" (The Clash song)
- Dictator (Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway album), 2018
- Dictator (Diaura album), 2011
- The Dictators, an American proto-punk and punk rock band
- Mighty Dictator, or Dictator, born Kenneth St. Bernard, Trinidadian calypsonian
Other uses
edit- Dictator game, a game in experimental economics
- Dictator (beetle), a genus of beetles
- Studebaker Dictator, an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1927 to 1937