Merriam-Webster says a dictator is "one holding complete autocratic ... could stop a democratically elected president from running the executive branch as he sees fit. Just look at the obstacles ...

then he was the most incompetent dictator in the history of the world. Dictators control the police agencies of government; ...

A recent YouGov poll found that twice as many Americans believe Trump is a dictator than think Zelensky is one, after the US leader slung insults at the Ukrainian president for not holding elections.

MANILA--The son and namesake of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was toppled in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising, registered his candidacy Wednesday for next year’s presidential elections ...