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dictatorial
adjective
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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adjective
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
“an authoritarian regime”
adjective
expecting unquestioning obedience
“the timid child of authoritarian parents”
adjective
of or characteristic of a dictator
“dictatorial powers”
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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
the timid child of authoritarian parents
insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
dictatorial powers
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