A dictator is a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
Dictator may also refer to:
Government Dictatorship, a form of government where political authority is monopolized by a single person or political entity Roman dictator, in the Roman Republic, an extraordinary magistrate with the absolute authority to perform tasks beyond the authority of the ordinary magistrate Dictator perpetuo, a position held by Julius Caesar
Media, arts and entertainment Literature Dictator (Cain novel), by Tom Cain Dictator (Harris novel), by Robert Harris Dictator novel, a genre of Latin American literature The Dictator (book), a 1893 novel by Justin McCarthy (1830-1912) The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia, a 2004 book by Richard Overy on the historical analysis of Hitler and Stalin's dictatorships The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History, a 2024 book collection of essays by Iain Dale on the history and patterns of Dictators through human history
Film, television and theatre The Dictator (play), a 1904 play by Richard Harding Davis The Dictator (1915 film), a silent film comedy directed by Oscar Eagle based on the 1904 play The Dictator (1922 film), a silent film comedy directed by James Cruze based on the 1904 play The Dictator (1935 film), a British historical drama film directed by Victor Saville The Dictator, a 2012 comedy film directed by Larry Charles starring Sacha Baron Cohen Dictator (2016 film), a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film The Dictator (TV series), a 1995 Malaysian TV series
Games Dictator, a vehicle in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of toys M. Bison, a villain from the Street Fighter video game series also known as Dictator. , video game released in 1983 by DK'Tronics and running on Sinclair's ZX Spectrum
Music "Dictator" (Centerfold song), 1986 "Dictator" (The Clash song) Dictator (Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway album), 2018 Dictator (Diaura album), 2011 The Dictators, an American proto-punk and punk rock band The Dictator (soundtrack), 2012 soundtrack record by Aladeen Records for the movie of the same name by Larry Charles Mighty Dictator, or Dictator, born Kenneth St. Bernard, Trinidadian calypsonian
Military the Dictator. a type of Siege artillery in the American Civil War, specifically a mortar , a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , a single-turreted ironclad monitor of the United States Navy
Other uses Dictator game, a game in experimental economics Dictator (beetle), a genus of beetles Studebaker Dictator, an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1927 to 1937
See also
Führer (disambiguation), the German word Führer used in place of dictator in some contexts The Great Dictator, a 1940 film starring Charlie Chaplin