'Dictatorial' definitions:
Definition of 'dictatorial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"
adjective
Expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, 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" [syn: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical]
Definition of 'Dictatorial'
From: GCIDE
- Dictatorial \Dic`ta*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.]
- 1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute. [1913 Webster]
- Military powers quite dictatorial. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly}, adv. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dictatorial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- absolutist,
- absolutistic,
- all-powerful,
- arbitrary,
- aristocratic,
- arrogant,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- autocratic,
- autonomous,
- bossy,
- bureaucratic,
- civic,
- civil,
- constitutional,
- democratic,
- despotic,
- domineering,
- elitist,
- fascist,
- federal,
- federalist,
- federalistic,
- feudal,
- governmental,
- grinding,
- gubernatorial,
- heteronomous,
- high and mighty,
- high-handed,
- hubristic,
- imperative,
- imperial,
- imperious,
- lordly,
- magisterial,
- magistral,
- masterful,
- matriarchal,
- matriarchic,
- monarchal,
- monarchial,
- monarchic,
- monocratic,
- official,
- oligarchal,
- oligarchic,
- omnipotent,
- oppressive,
- overbearing,
- overruling,
- parliamentarian,
- parliamentary,
- patriarchal,
- patriarchic,
- peremptory,
- pluralistic,
- political,
- repressive,
- republican,
- self-governing,
- severe,
- strict,
- suppressive,
- theocratic,
- totalitarian,
- tyrannical,
- tyrannous,
- U,
- unlimited