military dictator
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- despotRuler with absolute power
- generalissimoAbsolute military commander
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
strongman · autocrat · regime · martial · oppressor · uniform · medals · propaganda · authoritarian · totalitarian · palace · curfew · tanks · torture · exile · censorship · iron fist · power grab
- autocratsautocrat, despot, dictator, tyrant, strongman
- military rulemilitary junta, military regime, military rule, military council, junta
- military rulersgeneral, marshal, warlord, military governor, generalissimo
- Shogunateshogun, shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa, sankin-kotai
- military leadersGeorge Washington, Napoleon, generals, general, commander
governance type
military dictatorelected leader
Official chosen by vote
constitutional monarch · prime minister · parliamentary leader · president · president-elect
power concentration
military dictatorparliament
National legislative assembly
representative government · council of elders · committee chair · servant leader