dictatorial
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təˈtɔr Origin:
1695–1705; < Latin dictātōri(us) (equivalent to dictā(re) (see dictate) + -tōrius -tory1) + -al1
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
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
Synonyms
2. totalitarian. 3. despotic, tyrannical, autocratic.
2. totalitarian. 3. despotic, tyrannical, autocratic.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or characteristic of a dictator |
| 2. | tending to dictate; tyrannical; overbearing |
| dicta'torially | |
| —adv | |
| dicta'torialness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Even in authoritarian, dictatorial systems, there is something that has set them apart.
All these are the legacies of decades of dictatorial misrule and a myriad of self-inflicted constraints and policy errors.
Above all, the dictatorial and protectionist past weighs heavily on the country.
He believed in representative democracy, not dictatorial government.
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