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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

Cyber Partisans describes itsself as "a highly organised hacktivist collective that is fighting for the liberation of Belarus from dictatorial rule".

From BBC • Jul. 28, 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

We kept ourselves in silence, in obedience to his dictatorial will.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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