This is the 9373rd most frequent French word.
dictateur
A dictator; an authoritarian ruler with absolute power.
Used figuratively to describe individuals behaving authoritatively or bossily.
Petits dictateurs naissent souvent parmi les enfants autoritaires.
Small dictators often emerge among authoritarian children.
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.