[adjective] of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"
[adjective] likened to a dictator in severity Synonyms:authoritarian
[adjective] expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" Synonyms:authoritarian, overbearing
[adjective] characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" Synonyms:authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannical
