Definitions for: Dictatorial

[adj] characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
[adj] expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
[adj] likened to a dictator in severity
[adj] of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"

Webster (1913) Definition: Dic`ta*to"ri*al, a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.]
1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.

Military powers quite dictatorial. --W. Irving.

2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical;
overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. --
Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly, adv. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness, n.

Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, domineering, overbearing, tyrannical, undemocratic, unpermissive

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