独 裁 者(どくさいしゃ)

どくさいしゃ

noun

dictator

1. dictator; autocrat

A ruler who holds absolute power over a country, typically one who has seized control by force or maintains power through authoritarian means.

独裁者(どくさいしゃ)が国(くに)を支配(しはい)した。

A dictator ruled the country.

独裁者(どくさいしゃ)は言論(げんろん)の自由(じゆう)を奪(うば)った。

The dictator took away freedom of speech.

歴史(れきし)の中(なか)で多(おお)くの独裁者(どくさいしゃ)が民衆(みんしゅう)の反乱(はんらん)によって倒(たお)されてきた。

Throughout history, many dictators have been overthrown by popular uprisings.

Usage

独裁者(どくさいしゃ) always carries a negative connotation. It is used in political, historical, and figurative contexts.

Common collocations

独裁者(どくさいしゃ)を倒(たお)す (to overthrow a dictator)
独裁者(どくさいしゃ)の支配(しはい) (a dictator's rule)
軍事(ぐんじ)独裁者(どくさいしゃ) (military dictator)

Forms

独裁(どくさい) (dictatorship) + 者(しゃ) (person). The base noun 独裁(どくさい) also appears in 独裁(どくさい)政権(せいけん) (dictatorial regime) and 独裁(どくさい)国家(こっか) (dictatorial state).

Related Words

Related: 独裁制(どくさいせい) (dictatorship)

Compare: 支配者(しはいしゃ) (ruler)

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