Definitions for dictatorial
ˌdɪk təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-dic·ta·to·ri·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dictatorialadjective

   of or characteristic of a dictator

   "dictatorial powers"

2. authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearingadjective

   expecting unquestioning obedience

   "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"

3. authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannicaladjective

   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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1. dictatorialadjective

   of or pertaining to a dictator

2. dictatorialadjective

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictatorialadjective

   Authoritative; confident; dogmatical; overbearing.

   Etymology: from dictator.

   A young academick often dwells upon a journal, or an observator that treats of trade and politicks in a dictatorial style, and is lavish in the praise of the author. Isaac Watts.

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1. dictatorial

   A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique. The word originated as the title of a Roman dictator elected by the Roman Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency (see Roman dictator and justitium).Like the term tyrant, and to a lesser degree autocrat, dictator came to be used almost exclusively as a non-titular term for oppressive rule. In modern usage the term dictator is generally used to describe a leader who holds or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power. Dictatorships are often characterised by some of the following: suspension of elections and civil liberties; proclamation of a state of emergency; rule by decree; repression of political opponents; not abiding by the procedures of the rule of law, and the existence of a cult of personality centered on the leader. Dictatorships are often one-party or dominant-party states.A wide variety of leaders coming to power in different kinds of regimes, such as one-party states, dominant-party states, and civilian governments under a personal rule, have been described as dictators.

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1. dictatorial

   Dictatorial generally refers to a person, behavior, or system that is characterized by the autocratic, absolute, or oppressive rule as exhibited by a dictator. It involves power being exercised without consent, consideration or democratic process, often marked by harshness, sternness, domination and lack of freedoms and rights for others. It can also apply to someone who imposes their will or ideas on others in an autocratic or overbearing way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictatorialadjective

   pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute

2. Dictatorialadjective

   characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. dictatorial.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictatorial in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictatorial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of dictatorial in a Sentence

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

   If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They'll have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads. But if an American wants to preserve his dignity and his equality as a human being, he must not bow his neck to any dictatorial government.

2. Mykhailo Kostiv:

   The leaders and organizers of these genocides sit in the same offices in the same place, and the center of these events is Moscow. Their dictatorial regime.

3. Producer Kaveh Farnam:

   It's about questioning things in your life that you don't want to do, for the growing number of people who live in dictatorial countries it's much harder to make such a choice: but nonetheless every day, every minute we must make choices, whether we say 'yes' or 'no'.

4. Zeph Capo:

   Having body parts exposed is one thing. Turning someone away because their hair's in rollers... is a little ridiculous, this is an issue of a principal issuing a dictatorial edict rather than having substantive conversation.

5. Cassandra Kaczocha:

   I thought she'd govern like she campaigned, and we didn't get that, we got a very dictatorial style of governing, just like we did with Rahm, and it's disappointing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dictatorial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dictatorial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dictatorial
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorial
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictatorial