dictatorial, adj.
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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authoritarian autocratic despotic dictatorial tyrannic tyrannical
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"an authoritarian regime""autocratic government"
"despotic rulers"
"a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"
"a tyrannical government"
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expecting unquestioning obedience
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authoritarian dictatorial overbearing
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"the timid child of authoritarian parents""insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
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of or characteristic of a dictator
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