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[ dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ] / ˌdɪk təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dictatorial ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating to a dictator or dictatorship. appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited: dictatorial powers in wartime. inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: a dictatorial attitude. Origin of dictatorial1695–1705; <Latin dictātōri(us) (equivalent to dictā(re) (see dictate) + -tōrius-tory1) + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR dictatorial2 totalitarian. 3 despotic, tyrannical, autocratic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dictatorial ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dictatorialdic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverbdic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, nounnon·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjectivenon·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb non·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, nounsem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjectivesem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverbsem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, nounun·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjectiveun·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb Words nearby dictatorialDictaphone, dictate, dictating machine, dictation, dictator, dictatorial, dictatorship, diction, dictionary, dictionary and thesaurus, dictionary attack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dictatorialWhat it endangers is a narrow conception of Russian power, understood through the eyes of its dictatorial leader. Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST In 2005, Galloway called Assad a “breath of fresh air” after years of dictatorial regimes in the country. The Most Insane Antics of George Galloway, Britain’s Purring, Dictator-Loving MP|Gideon Resnick|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dictatorial regimes pretend to be serious, but in fact they are as absurd as they are dangerous. Celebrate Dictator Appreciation Month|David Keyes|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST The idea of a dictatorial American state disarming its citizens is a paranoid delusion. Why the South Loves Guns|David Sessions|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But certainly we have all these hierarchies of what is considered great literature, and the canon can be dictatorial. Interview: ‘Heroines’ Author Kate Zambreno|Michele Filgate|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hughie was a dictatorial, troublesome sort of boy; but Rosamund took him in hand from the first, and kept him somewhat in order. A Modern Tomboy|L. T. Meade He was put forward by Austria and supported by Stambuloff, the dictatorial chief of the Bulgarian ministry. Victorian Worthies|George Henry Blore Not so her father; his "cock-sureness," dictatorial and dogmatic manner gave much offense in society. Maria Edgeworth|Helen Zimmern One can see, Anna Maria, that you know nothing yet of a real attachment, or you would not proceed in so dictatorial a manner. A Sister's Love|W. Heimburg The dictatorial teacher accused Pepper of copying an example in algebra from another cadet, and a bitter altercation followed. The Mystery at Putnam Hall|Arthur M. Winfield
British Dictionary definitions for dictatorial
adjectiveof or characteristic of a dictator tending to dictate; tyrannical; overbearing Derived forms of dictatorialdictatorially, adverbdictatorialness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dictatorialoverbearing, haughty, oppressive, imperious, totalitarian, domineering, arbitrary, dogmatic, autocratic, arrogant, absolute, bossy, clamorous, despotic, doctrinaire, egotistic, firm, imperative, peremptory, pompous |