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DICTATORIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Example:
a tyrannical government
Synonyms:
authoritarian; autocratic; despotic; dictatorial; tyrannic; tyrannical
Classified under:
Similar:
undemocratic (not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals)
Derivation:
dictator (a ruler who is unconstrained by law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Expecting unquestioning obedience
Example:
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
Synonyms:
authoritarian; dictatorial; overbearing
Classified under:
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or characteristic of a dictator
Example:
dictatorial powers
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
dictator (a ruler who is unconstrained by law)
Derivation:
dictator (a ruler who is unconstrained by law)
