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Dictator vs Statesman - What's the difference?

dictator | statesman |

As nouns the difference between dictator and statesman

is that dictator is originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war while statesman is a man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

dictator

English

(wikipedia dictator)

Alternative forms

* dictatour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war
  • A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government
  • A tyrannical boss, or authority figure
  • A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk)
  • A ruler or , the highest level of authority.

    • Related terms

    * dictate * dictatorial * dictatorship

    statesman

    English

    Noun

    (statesmen)
  • A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
  • A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
  • In the dialect of the English and nearby, a man who lives on a landed estate.

    • Related terms

    * elder statesman * statesmanship * stateswoman * statesperson

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