dictatorial
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DICTATORIAL
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of, relating to, or ruled by a dictator
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a dictatorial ruler [=a ruler who is a dictator]
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He was given dictatorial powers.
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a dictatorial government
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dictatorial regimes
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[more dictatorial; most dictatorial]
disapproving
— used to describe a person who tries to control other people in a forceful and unfair way
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a dictatorial boss [=a boss who acts like a dictator]
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All his students resented his harsh, dictatorial manner.
— dictatorially
adverb-
behaving dictatorially
