dictatorial
adjective/ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
/ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
(disapproving)- connected with or controlled by a dictator
- a dictatorial ruler
- a dictatorial regime
- The military leader gradually assumed more and more dictatorial powers.
- using power in an unreasonable way by telling people what to do and not listening to their views or wishes
- dictatorial behaviour
Extra Examples- He described the proposals as ‘unilateral, arbitrary and dictatorial’.
- I didn't want to seem too dictatorial.
- She was fed up with his dictatorial attitude.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin dictatorius (from dictator: from dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare) + -al.
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