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"Dictator" in a Sentence (14 examples)
The notorious dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.
The dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.
The dictator enforced obeisance on the people.
The dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
These poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
The whole nation cringed before this dictator in fear.
The masses rose against the dictator.
The dictator forced the tribe to agree on the terms of surrender.
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The Dominicans had lived for thirty years under the iron-fisted rule of dictator Leonidas Trujillo. During those years, which ended with Trujillo's assassination in 1961, those who opposed Trujillo had three choices: to go into exile, to go underground, or to remain quiet. Most Dominicans had chosen the third course.
Dictator, noun : someone who doesn't let American CEOs dictate how their country is run
"The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two box cars full of spy equipment in it was he didn't know it was there," Biden said. "That's a great embarrassment for dictators. When they didn't know what happened. That wasn't supposed to be going where it was. It was blown off course," Biden said.
A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering.
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