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   dictatorial

   /ˌdɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. of or typical of a ruler with total power: "a dictatorial regime" Similar autocraticmonocraticundemocratictotalitarianauthoritariandespotictyrannicaltyrannousabsoluteunrestrictedunlimitedunaccountablearbitraryomnipotentall-powerfulsupremerare:autarchicautarchicalOpposite democratic
   • ▪ having or showing an autocratic manner: "his mother-in-law was somewhat dictatorial" Similar tyrannicaldomineeringdespoticoppressivedraconianiron-handediron-fistedimperiouslordlymagisterialofficiousoverweeningoverbearingbossyrepressiveperemptoryhigh-handedauthoritarianautocraticdogmatichigh and mightyharshstrictsevererigidinflexibleunyieldinginformal:pushycockyrare:NeronianOpposite liberal

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin dictatorius (from dictator: see dictator) + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dictatorially adverb
   • 2. dictatorialness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDICTATORIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   disapproving uk / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔː.ri.əl / us / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔːr.i.əl / Add to word list. liking to give orders: a dictatorial ruler / government. Her father is very dictatorial. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Powerful people & dictators. absolute authority. all-powerful. anti-establishment. authoritarian. autocrat. despot. dictator.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dictatorialDictatorial Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DICTATORIAL is of, relating to, or befitting a dictator. How to use dictatorial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dictatorial.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDICTATORIAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. disapproving us / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔːr.i.əl / uk / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔː.ri.əl / Add to word list. liking to give orders: a dictatorial ruler / government. Her father is very dictatorial. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Powerful people & dictators. absolute authority. all-powerful. anti-establishment. authoritarian. autocrat. despot. dictator

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dictatorialDICTATORIAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   adjective. of or relating to a dictator or dictatorship. appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited: dictatorial powers in wartime. Synonyms: totalitarian. inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: a dictatorial attitude. Synonyms: autocratic, tyrannical, despotic. dictatorial. / ˌdɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl / adjective.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdictatorial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of dictatorial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDICTATORIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited. dictatorial powers in wartime. 3. inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing. a dictatorial attitude. SYNONYMS 2. totalitarian. 3. despotic, tyrannical, autocratic.

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   characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. “a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war”. synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical. undemocratic.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › dictatorialDictatorial - definition of dictatorial by The Free Dictionary

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   Define dictatorial. dictatorial synonyms, dictatorial pronunciation, dictatorial translation, English dictionary definition of dictatorial. adj. 1. Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic....

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › dictatorialDictatorial Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    DICTATORIAL meaning: 1 : of, relating to, or ruled by a dictator; 2 : used to describe a person who tries to control other people in a forceful and unfair way.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › dictatorial_adjdictatorial, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    The earliest known use of the adjective dictatorial is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for dictatorial is from 1587, in the writing of John Bridges, bishop of Oxford. dictatorial is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.