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Dictatorial
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What's The Definition Of Dictatorial?
[adj] characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
[adj] expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [adj] likened to a dictator in severity [adj] of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers" Synonyms | Synonyms for Dictatorial: authoritarian | autocratic | despotic | domineering | overbearing | tyrannical | undemocratic | unpermissive Related Terms | Find terms related to Dictatorial: absolute | absolutist | absolutistic | all-powerful | arbitrary | aristocratic | arrogant | authoritarian | authoritative | autocratic | autonomous | bossy | bureaucratic | civic | civil | constitutional | democratic | despotic | domineering | elitist | fascist | federal | federalist | federalistic | feudal | governmental | grinding | gubernatorial | heteronomous | high and mighty | high-handed | hubristic | imperative | imperial | imperious | lordly | magisterial | magistral | masterful | matriarchal | matriarchic | monarchal | monarchial | monarchic | monocratic | official | oligarchal | oligarchic | omnipotent | oppressive | overbearing | overruling | parliamentarian | parliamentary | patriarchal | patriarchic | peremptory | pluralistic | political | repressive | republican | self-governing | severe | strict | suppressive | theocratic | totalitarian | tyrannical | tyrannous | U | unlimited See Also | Dictatorial In Webster's Dictionary \Dic`ta*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.]
1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.
Military powers quite dictatorial. --W. Irving.
2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical;
overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. --
{Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly}, adv. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness}, n.
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