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- 1. of or typical of a ruler with total power: "a dictatorial regime" Similar Opposite
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disapproving uk / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔː.ri.əl / us / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔːr.i.əl / Add to word list. liking to give orders: a dictatorial ruler / government. Her father is very dictatorial. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Powerful people & dictators. absolute authority. all-powerful. anti-establishment. authoritarian. autocrat. despot. dictator.
The meaning of DICTATORIAL is of, relating to, or befitting a dictator. How to use dictatorial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dictatorial.
adjective. disapproving us / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔːr.i.əl / uk / ˌdɪk.təˈtɔː.ri.əl / Add to word list. liking to give orders: a dictatorial ruler / government. Her father is very dictatorial. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Powerful people & dictators. absolute authority. all-powerful. anti-establishment. authoritarian. autocrat. despot.
adjective. of or relating to a dictator or dictatorship. appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited: dictatorial powers in wartime. Synonyms: totalitarian. inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: a dictatorial attitude. Synonyms: autocratic, tyrannical, despotic. dictatorial. / ˌdɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl / adjective.
1. adjective. Dictatorial means controlled or used by a dictator. He suspended the constitution and assumed dictatorial powers. Synonyms: absolute, unlimited, totalitarian, autocratic More Synonyms of dictatorial. 2. adjective.
Definition of dictatorial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. “a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war”. synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical. undemocratic.
