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A leader who confuses the country's furniture with his own.

means A ruler holding absolute power over a state, typically seized by force and unconstrained by law or elections.

from From Latin dictator, a temporary Roman magistrate granted total power during emergenciessix-month gigs, no re-election. The job description aged badly.

Roman fine printOriginally a legal office capped at six months.
Cincinnatus exitHe returned power and went back to farming.
Caesar's editMade dictator for life, then stabbed for it.
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