dictatorial has definitions from the field of politics
1
[ adjective ] expecting unquestioning obedience

Examples

"he was imperious and dictatorial" "the timid child of authoritarian parents" "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"

Related terms

domineering

2
[ adjective ] likened to a dictator in severity

Synonyms

authoritarian

Related terms

unpermissive

3
[ adjective ] of or characteristic of a dictator

Examples

"dictatorial powers"

Related terms

dictator

4
[ adjective ] (politics) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

Examples

"an authoritarian regime" "autocratic government" "despotic rulers" "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war" "a tyrannical government"

Related terms

undemocratic

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