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 [dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]   Example Sentences Origin

dic·ta·to·ri·al

   [dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a dictator or dictatorship.
2.
appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited: dictatorial powers in wartime.
3.
inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: a dictatorial attitude.
Origin:
1695–1705; < Latin dictātōri(us) (equivalent to dictā(re) (see dictate) + -tōrius -tory1) + -al1

Related forms
dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, noun
non·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjective
non·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
non·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, noun
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sem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjective
sem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
sem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, noun
un·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjective
un·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
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Synonyms
2. totalitarian. 3. despotic, tyrannical, autocratic.

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Example Sentences
  • Amaitis's regular use of foul language and dictatorial manner had driven him from his job.
  • State companies compete at home and their decision-making is consensual rather than dictatorial.
  • Three days later, a military coup d'etat got the better of the claimants to the dictatorial throne.
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World English Dictionary
dictatorial (ˌdɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl)
 
—adj
1.  of or characteristic of a dictator
2.  tending to dictate; tyrannical; overbearing
 
dicta'torially
 
—adv
 
dicta'torialness
 
—n

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dictatorial
1701, from dictator.
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