| oust dictator | 2.44 | The rebels ousted the dictator from power. | ||
| topple dictator | 1.32 | The rebels tried to topple the dictator. | ||
| overthrow dictator | 1.05 | The Rwandans had also helped Kabila overthrow longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko last year. | ||
| support dictator | 0.46 | The monarchy had been criticized by many Italians as supporting Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. | ||
| depose dictator | 0.39 | A military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country. | ||
| include dictator | 0.39 | Those facing possible death sentences include ousted dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, who is living in Zimbabwe and being tried in absentia. | ||
| back dictator | 0.33 | How often has the CIA backed dictators? | ||
| praise dictator | 0.33 | He talks of ensuring press freedom and other rights, and then praises Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. | ||
| take dictator | 0.26 | Take dictators. | ||
| try dictator | 0.26 | It is particularly welcome that an African dictator will be tried in Africa. |