dictatorial
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absolute, arbitrary, autocratic (also autocratical), czarist (also tsarist), despotic, monocratic, tyrannical (also tyrannic), tyrannous
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Even today, stories of poverty, disease, dictatorial states, and corruption often engender feelings of fatalism or exasperation. — John Fund, National Review, "We Can’t Afford to Forget Africa," 8 Sep. 2019 There is something universal in the way a seasoned elementary school teacher commands a classroom: loving but stern, largely dictatorial but open to democracy within reason and rules. — Richard Fausset, New York Times, "Louisiana Says ‘Oui’ to French, Amid Explosion in Dual-Language Schools," 21 Aug. 2019 The definition of fascism includes terms like radical right wing, authoritarian, ultra-nationalism, dictatorial power and forcible suppression of the opposition. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: US at greater risk of becoming a fascist state than socialist," 20 Aug. 2019 Most participants are traditional client states or regional allies of the Soviet Union and now Russia, and many have non-democratic or even dictatorial regimes. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Watch a Tank Get Some Serious Air During Russia's Army Olympics," 8 Aug. 2019 Walter Lippmann publicly invited him to ask and receive dictatorial powers. — Conrad Black, National Review, "The Trump Steamroller," 16 July 2019 In a world that expects hierarchy and venerates individual genius, some musicians prefer to see their conductor not as a collaborator, but as a dominant, almost dictatorial leader. — Maya Chung, The New York Review of Books, "When Women Take the Baton," 26 Mar. 2019 Holding the line against dictatorial tendencies is key not only for the current EU but also for its expansion plans. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Europe puts its money where its values are," 3 May 2018 The president's critics have chastised him for bringing costly military equipment reminiscent of more dictatorial regimes and for placing himself center stage in the typically nonpartisan celebration. — Emily Tillett, CBS News, "How to watch the 4th of July "Salute to America"," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dictatorial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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