{
    "term": "dictator",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a political leader who has complete power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The country suffered at the hands of a series of military dictators."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country has long been ruled by a fascist dictator."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was seen by many as a benevolent dictator."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who behaves as if they have complete power over other people, and tells them what to do",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her father was a dictator and the whole family was afraid of him."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪkˈteɪtə(r)/",
                "audio": "di/dictator/dictator__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdɪkteɪtər/",
                "audio": "di/dictator/dictator__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin, from dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare."
}