Meaning of DICTATORIAL
| Pronunciation: | | `diktu'towreeul
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- [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"
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DICTATORIAL is a 11 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, domineering, overbearing, tyrannical, undemocratic, unpermissive |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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