DICTATORIAL

authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical

(adjective) 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”

authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing

(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience; “the timid child of authoritarian parents”; “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”

dictatorial

(adjective) of or characteristic of a dictator; “dictatorial powers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

dictatorial (comparative more dictatorial, superlative most dictatorial)

of or pertaining to a dictator

in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others

Synonym: Thesaurus:bossy

Source: Wiktionary

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Dic`ta*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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