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(adjective) of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers" |
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(satellite adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" |
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Synonyms: authoritarian, overbearing |
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(satellite adjective) likened to a dictator in severity |
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Synonyms: authoritarian |
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(satellite adjective) 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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Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannical |
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