A dictator is a ruler who governs oppressively or brutally.
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julus Caesar and octavian
despot, dictator, tyrant
ruler
The term "ruler" is not inherently masculine; it is a gender-neutral noun referring to someone who rules or governs.
A country with no hereditary ruler; the head of state is elected
a monarchy (British)
The Monarch (generally a hereditary King or Queen).
An absolute monarchy is where the king or queen (or other hereditary title) has absolute authority over those he/she governs and is not bound by law or a constitution. Basically a hereditary dictatorship.
Lineal (measuring device) Herrscher (a person who rules or governs)
Their ruler was an hereditary king.