ผู้เผด็จการ(pôo pà-dèt gaan)

Meanings

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dictator; autocrat; tyrant

A ruler with absolute power and authority over a country, often one who has obtained control by force; a person who exercises complete control.

Examples

ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)แสนsăenแสนsăen1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremely3very; extremely (prefixed modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outประท้วงbprà-túuangประท้วงbprà-túuang1[to] protest; object2protest; demonstrationเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขับไล่kàp lâiขับไล่kàp lâi1[to] expel [sb]; deport [sb]2[to] repel [sb/sth]3[to] dispel [sth]ผู้เผด็จการpôo pà-dèt gaanผู้เผด็จการpôo pà-dèt gaandictator; autocrat; tyrantออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ตำแหน่งdtam-nàengตำแหน่งdtam-nàeng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; order
Hundreds of thousands of citizens came out to protest to oust the dictator from office.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)Part 1
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เผด็จการpà-dèt gaanเผด็จการpà-dèt gaan1dictator; autocrat; despot (person)2authoritarian; dictatorial3dictatorship; autocracy; despotismPart 2
ผู้เผด็จการpôo pà-dèt gaanผู้เผด็จการpôo pà-dèt gaandictator; autocrat; tyrant