ADJECTIVE | pert | dictatorial | of or characteristic of a dictator |
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all | dictatorial, authoritarian, overbearing | expecting unquestioning obedience | |
all | dictatorial, authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule |
Sounds | dih.ktahtao'riyahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Of or characteristic of a dictator. | |
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Example | "dictatorial powers" | |
Spanish | dictatorial | |
Catalan | dictatorial | |
Nouns | dictator | a ruler who is unconstrained by law |
Meaning | Expecting unquestioning obedience. | |
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Synonyms | authoritarian, overbearing | |
Broader | domineering | tending to domineer |
Spanish | autoritario, despótico, dictatorial | |
Catalan | autoritari, despòtic, dictatorial | |
Adverbs | dictatorially | in an overbearingly domineering manner |
Meaning | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. | |
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Example | "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war" | |
Synonyms | authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical | |
Broader | undemocratic | not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals |
Spanish | autocrático, autoritario, despótico, dictatorial, tiránico | |
Catalan | dictatorial, tirànic | |
Nouns | dictator | a ruler who is unconstrained by law |
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