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dictatorial

[dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌdɪk təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /


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How can such a playful fellow have dictatorial aspirations?!

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Since his temperament is dictatorial by nature, much of his agenda is naturally autocratic.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

The AAU’s dictatorial control forced athletes into penury and enriched its leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025

A Guardian profile from last November notes that the Collinses now appear to be planning a dictatorial city-state for an anonymous wealthy donor, without at all mentioning that their Project Eureka has gone nowhere.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 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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