dictateur

This is the 9373rd most frequent French word.


dictateur

A dictator; an authoritarian ruler with absolute power.


Used as a noun to describe a person in power governing oppressively.

Le dictateur impose des lois injustes à son peuple.

The dictator imposes unjust laws on his people.


Used metaphorically to compare someone's leadership style to a dictator's methods.

Ils décrivent leur patron comme un dictateur tyrannique.

They describe their boss as a tyrannical dictator.


Used figuratively to describe individuals behaving authoritatively or bossily.

Petits dictateurs naissent souvent parmi les enfants autoritaires.

Small dictators often emerge among authoritarian children.