Sentence examples for under a dictator from inspiring English sources

"We are living under a dictator who wants us to worship his Green Book".

The play is certainly a vision of what it is like to live under a dictator.

All we can do is fight on our feet rather than live on our knees under a dictator".

Growing up in Guyana under a dictator, Desmond Jagmohan often saw people present themselves one way in public, then share their true political views in private.

Sometimes I think that we just fucked up by removing Qaddafi — that I would rather live under a dictator and not worry about the safety of my family".

"It breaks my heart," he told them, to think that Cubans, their relatives, only "ninety miles from here... live under a dictator".

"I thought the best way to do that was by being loyal to the empire, which was under control of a dictator," Mr. Diaz said, "and when he got killed, to Darth Vader, who was second in line".

Nearly a decade ago, under a former dictator, Than Shwe, the generals spelled out a "road map to democracy", but until Mr Thein Sein took power, their goal always looked as if it was to perpetuate the army's dominance.

That does not bode well for a dictator under pressure.In contrast, Syria's opposition is becoming more coherent, as well as more widespread.

No electoral system (at least not one that isn't under the control of a dictator) can eliminate the possibility of tactical voting.

For thousands of people in my country who have no access to clean running water, reliable electricity, adequate health clinics, schools for their children, or freedom of speech and assembly, ExxonMobil's engagement under Tillerson has emboldened a dictator, providing him with an economic lifeline to become the longest-ruling "elected" head of state in the world today.