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1. (adj.) dictatorial
of or pertaining to a dictator or dictatorship.
2. dictatorial
appropriate to or characteristic of a dictator.
3. dictatorial
inclined to dictate; imperious; overbearing:
a dictatorial attitude.
Etymology: (1695–1705)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) dictatorial
of or characteristic of a dictator
"dictatorial powers"
2. (adj) authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing
expecting unquestioning obedience
"the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
3. (adj) authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) dictatorial
pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
2. (adj) dictatorial
characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner
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