> Wouldn't it be correct to call him a dictator the day that he was a dictator? Dictators are a really poor example here, often it is not quite as clear-cut an

> Wouldn't it be correct to call him a dictator the day that he was a dictator? Dictators are a really poor example here, often it is not quite as clear-cut and there is no point in time you can say then he became a dictator. Not even in hindsight, it is usually a rise to power over years until their power becomes absolute.