They made it easier for all people to get around a city I think :3
According to the Cambridge and Merriam-Webster dictionaries, a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority is a dictator. A dictator is not elected by the people, and extends his powers into the private lives of the people. He usually enjoys a cult of personality throughout the nation. An example of dictator would be Hitler in Germany between 1933 and 1945.
You should bear in mind that there are two other words which could fit this definiton, with some nuance:
- if this ruler uses its unlimited power unfairly and/or cruelly, it is a tyrant;
- if this ruler came to power through elections which he rigged, and simply rules without any political opposition, it is an autocrat.
The US government and the Roman Republic both have the Executive and Legislative Branches in their government. The Roman Republic and US Government both have a set of checks and balances.
I am a mixed woman ( black + Colombian) it affects me on a daily basis seeing woman in the media, that are trying to be an exact replication of our culture.
