as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
like many another third-world caesar, he cared little for the destitute class into which he himself had been born
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Even Matyas Rakosi, Hungary's most brutal communist dictator, refused to move his office here, but Orban wants to play king, so the national gallery will eventually need to be moved out of the castle to make way for him.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025 -
The drawdown also comes after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s regime in December.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s weird bromance with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un came at the expense of Japan’s national security.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Any resemblance between the struggles of a visionary who designs buildings for 20th century pharaohs and that of a modern-day filmmaker aiming for brilliance in an industry in thrall to the bottom line is, of course, not a coincidence.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb filled with treasure.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Caesar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caesar. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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