So in other words, no dictator has ever reduced the central government. Therefore Trump isn't a dictator. Thanks.Upon taking power, Adolf Hitler did not fire most of the people in the previous government immediately. Instead, he systematically dismantled German democracy and purged the civil service over time, a process known as Gleichschaltung (coordination). The initial, legally-appointed government he led was a coalition that included conservative politicians from the previous administration, who mistakenly believed they could control him.