Talk:benevolent dictator
Currently the definition is "A dictator that has power only because the people choose to allow them to. They must make wise use of power since the benevolent dictatorship system allows them to be peaceably kicked out of office. " I think the wikipedia definition is more accurate: "an undemocratic or authoritarian leader who exercises his or her political power for the benefit of the people rather than exclusively for his or her own self-interest or benefit, or for the benefit of only a small portion of the people" Kappa 22:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
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Nominating both of these, which Equinox pointed out at RFD for benevolent tyrant. Both define a benevolent dictator as a dictator dependent on/installed by popular support, and the definition has essentially stood since 2003 on the second page and 2006 on the first. But my own understanding of the term is that it just means a dictator who cares about the people (rather than themselves) and is basically SOP.
I can't find any sources to justify the definition given here—the Wikipedia page, linked on both pages, also treats it as just benevolent + dictator—and in fact I can find some that state just the opposite: "The Confucian tradition [was] of looking for […] a benevolent dictator […] However, such a system made no provision for popular participation, either in the choice of ruler or in the formulation of policy" ([1]). —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 17:22, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
RFV Failed and the definition is absurd—a dictator at the mercy of the people is not a dictator by definition. Ioaxxere (talk) 02:53, 14 February 2023 (UTC)