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| + | '''Dictator''' is originally the title of a [[magistrate]] in [[ancient Rome]] appointed by the [[Senate]] to rule the state in times of emergency. In modern usage, it refers to an [[absolutist]] or [[autocratic]] ruler who assumes sole power over the state (though the term is normally not applied to an [[absolute monarch]]; see also [[Oliver Cromwell]]). | ||
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| + | Modern dictators have usually come to power in times of emergency. Frequently they have seized power by [[coup]], but some, most notably [[Benito Mussolini]] in [[Italy]] and [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Germany]] achieved office as [[head of government]] by legal means (election or appointment), and once in office gained additional extraordinary powers. Mainly [[Latin America|Latin American]], [[Asia|Asian]] and [[Africa|African]] nations, especially Third World, have known many dictatorships, usually by military leaders at the head of a [[Military dictatorship|junta]], either claiming to constitute a revolution or to reestablish order and stability.{{GFDL}} | ||
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Dictator is originally the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. In modern usage, it refers to an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state (though the term is normally not applied to an absolute monarch; see also Oliver Cromwell).
Modern dictators have usually come to power in times of emergency. Frequently they have seized power by coup, but some, most notably Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany achieved office as head of government by legal means (election or appointment), and once in office gained additional extraordinary powers. Mainly Latin American, Asian and African nations, especially Third World, have known many dictatorships, usually by military leaders at the head of a junta, either claiming to constitute a revolution or to reestablish order and stability.
