tin pot dictator
tin pot dictator is the alternative spelling of tin-pot dictator.
Meaning of tin-pot dictator
Noun
tin-pot dictator (plural tin-pot dictators)
- An autocratic ruler with little political credibility, typically having delusions of grandeur.
- Broder did mention in passing that the Reagan administration had earlier supported the "tin-pot dictator" and drug trader Manuel Noriega, but he never mentioned George Shultz's presence and sanctioning of the fraudulent Panamanian election of 1984, which left Noriega in charge.1995, Edward S. Herman, Triumph of the Market: Essays on Economics, Politics, and the Media, South End Press, →ISBN, page 197
Forms of tin pot dictator
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