Magistrates of the republic were elected by the people of Rome, and were each vested with a degree of power called "major powers" (maior potestas). Dictators had more "major powers" than any other magistrate, and after the Dictator was the censor, and then the consul, and then the praetor, and then the curule aedile, and then the quaestor.
In ancient Rome, magistrates were chosen by the populace and held distinct levels of authority called "major powers" (maior potestas). Dictators had more influence than any other magistrate, followed in order by censors, consuls, praetors, curule aediles, and quaestors.