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Plural of dictator

regular plural

The plural of dictator is dictators.

Forms of dictator

Singulardictator /dɪkˈteɪtə/
Pluraldictators
Countablecountable

Dictators in a sentence

  • What dictators fear most is losing the support of the armed forces, and when this happens, it's as if a ferocious beast has lost its teeth.2020 September 23, Shi Chuan, “When Police Officers No Longer Work for Dictators”, in Minghui, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2021
  • Historical dictators are glorified in some countries that are dictatorships and by some political radicals.From the entry glorify
  • Such war is the weapon of dictators, not of free democratic countries like the United States.1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 4:15 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People, Harry S.…. From the entry preventive war
  • She was very bitter, for instance, against all the different dictators.1946 May, Joyce Cary, The Moonlight, Carfax edition, London: Michael Joseph, published 1952, page 273. From the entry propagandum
  • Trump for meeting with dictators, praise both Mr.2018 July 19, Ben Yagoda, “One Cheer for Whataboutism”, in The New York Times. From the entry whataboutist

Meaning of dictator

  1. noun An authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
  2. noun A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the Senate, typically to conduct a war.
  3. noun A tyrannical boss or authority figure.

Full definition of dictator

Questions about the plural of dictator

What is the plural of dictator?
The plural of dictator is dictators.
Is dictator countable?
Dictator is a countable noun.

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