adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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dictatorial parents
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a corrupt, dictatorial regime
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A Senate chairman cannot be dictatorial .
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His attitude has become increasingly dictatorial .
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The Ministry of Trade was yesterday accused of being dictatorial in its plans for a new motorway in Kent.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It showed up the Achilles heel of the government - its excessively dictatorial tendencies.
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Their attitude towards the masses was condescending, high-handed and ultimately dictatorial .
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We could turn to the law for justice rather than depend on the mercurial whims of some benevolent or dictatorial boss.
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Without a dictatorial Coriolanus, Shakespeare's point about the implied threat to the republic is stated rather than felt.