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dictatorial
/ ˌɪəˈɔːɪə /
adjective
- of or characteristic of a dictator
- tending to dictate; tyrannical; overbearing
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ٲˈٴǰԱ, noun
- ˌ徱ٲˈٴǰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 徱t·ٴ۾·· adverb
- 徱t·ٴ۾··Ա noun
- ԴDzd·ٲ·ٴ۾· adjective
- ԴDzd·ٲ·ٴ۾··ly adverb
- ԴDzd·ٲ·ٴ۾··ness noun
- i·徱t·ٴ۾· adjective
- semi·徱t·ٴ۾·· adverb
- semi·徱t·ٴ۾··Ա noun
- ܲd·ٲ·ٴ۾· adjective
- ܲd·ٲ·ٴ۾··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of dictatorial1
Example Sentences
Altheide offers these suggestions about how the American news media should adapt to Trump’s autocratic rule and quest for dictatorial power:
It reawakened the ghosts of the country's violent, dictatorial past, showing people that martial law was not, as most had assumed, consigned to history.
All of this is just the latest in Trump’s dictatorial grasp on everything in our government.
In the face of such gross corrupt power and rapidly escalating dictatorial moves and aspirations, America’s democracy and the so-called Resistance continue to be weak and ineffective.
While Hitler sought legislative authorization for his dictatorial rule, so far Trump has not.
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