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German
Etymology
From Latin dictātor (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Diktator m (mixed, genitive Diktators, plural Diktatoren, feminine Diktatorin)
- dictator
- Synonyms: Absolutist, Alleinherrscher, Gewaltherrscher
2023 December 3, Shi Ming, “Chinas neue Westpolitik: Lieber zweimal hinsehen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Als im September die deutsche Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock im US-Fernsehen Chinas Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping unverhüllt als Diktator bezeichnete, bestellte Beijing umgehend den deutschen Botschafter ein.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Diktator” in Duden online
- “Diktator” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache