dictatorial
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For posing a threat to British economic interests, he was overthrown and Britain and the US threw their weight behind the increasingly dictatorial Shah.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
How can such a playful fellow have dictatorial aspirations?!
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
Based on descriptions of dictatorial regimes over the past century, the distinction seems to be this: Totalitarianism is authoritarianism intensified.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
The AAU’s dictatorial control forced athletes into penury and enriched its leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025
But the eat-sleep routine I had begun in the hospital, and kept up under Mother’s dictatorial command, got the better of me.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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