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Stenographer’s employer is a despot (8)

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dictator

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'a despot' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for dictator that I've seen before include "Arbitrary ruler" , "All-powerful ruler" , "One who reads out for others to scribe" , "Extraordinary old magistrate" , "Tyrant like Mussolini or Franco" .)

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