Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benevolent dictator for life

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: benev-o-len-t -dic-ta-tor -for life
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The leader of an open-source software project, typically project founders, who retains the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.

Humorous

Etymology

Originally applied to Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language, in an email from 1995. According to van Rossum, coined likely by either Ken Manheimer or Barry Warsaw.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

benevolent dictators for life (plural)

Questions

What does benevolent dictator for life mean?: The leader of an open-source software project, typically project founders, who retains the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.
Where does benevolent dictator for life come from?: Originally applied to Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language, in an email from 1995. According to van Rossum, coined likely by either Ken Manheimer or Barry Warsaw.

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