dictator

absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state
Intangible position Q183318
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dictator

Summary

dictator is a position[1]. dictator ranks in the top 0.68% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,137 views/month, #24 of 3,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • dictator's instance of is recorded as position[3].
  • dictator's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • dictator is a type of head of state[5].
  • dictator's said to be the same as is recorded as tyrant[6].
  • dictator's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dictators[7].
  • dictator's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • dictator's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • dictator's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • dictator's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • dictator's partially coincident with is recorded as Caudillo[12].
  • dictator's has characteristic is recorded as state power[13].
  • dictator's different from is recorded as Roman dictator[14].
  • dictator's different from is recorded as dictator of the Latins[15].
  • dictator's different from is recorded as dictatorship[16].
  • dictator's has list is recorded as Q136460210[17].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'dictadora'}[18].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'diktatorino'}[19].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'диктаторка'}[20].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'dictadora'}[21].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'dictatrice'}[22].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Diktatorin'}[23].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'diktatorė'}[24].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Diktatorin'}[25].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'dyktatorka'}[26].
  • dictator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'ditadora'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include position[3] and occupation[4]. dictator is a type of head of state[5].

Why It Matters

dictator ranks in the top 0.68% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,137 views/month, #24 of 3,525).[2] dictator has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] dictator is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Said to be the same as tyrant
    Partially coincident with Caudillo
    Aliases
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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