Dictator

Dictator was the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. In modern usage, it refers to an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state (though the term is normally not applied to an absolute monarch; see also Oliver Cromwell).

See also

• The Generals
• Dictatorship
• Governor-General
• Head of state
• Heads of state timeline
• Junta
• List of national leaders
• Military rule
• Monarch
• President
• Rule by decree

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