Long's opponents charged that he had become virtual dictator of the state.
He was a virtual dictator but had to write every letter himself and took no leave for fifteen years.
Many considered him to be a virtual dictator.
Lamartine served as a virtual dictator of France for the next three months.
Once a political party has chosen a leader, that leader becomes a virtual dictator.
The Company's contract made the Captain virtual military dictator for a year.
He was extremely authoritarian, a virtual dictator, and governed directly over all affairs.
He served as a virtual dictator, and did not step down until 1949, and only under pressure from the US.
Jayewardene held office until 1989, ruling as a virtual dictator under emergency powers.
How can you justify this usurpation that makes you a virtual dictator?
