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dictatorial Definition


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dictator
noun
    1. A ruler with complete and unrestricted power.
      Thesaurus: tyrant, despot, autocrat, fascist, sultan, rajah, czar, emir, khan.
    2. Someone who behaves in a dictatorial manner.
    3. In ancient Rome: a person given complete authority in the state for a period of six months at a time of crisis.
Derivative: dictatorial
adj
    Characteristic of, like or suggesting a dictator; fond of using one's power and authority and imposing one's wishes on or giving orders to other people.
      Thesaurus: tyrannical, despotic, oppressive, totalitarian, autocratic, authoritarian, domineering, dogmatic, magisterial, imperious; Antonym: democratic, egalitarian, liberal, tolerant.
Derivative: dictatorially
adverb
    Derivative: dictatorship
      The position of dictator.
      A state ruled by a dictator.


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