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dictatorial

dik tuh taw ree uhl

  • a  of or characteristic of a dictator
    dictatorial powers
  • s  expecting unquestioning obedience
  • s  characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
    a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war

  • Unlike his allies Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco survived World War II, retaining his dictatorial grip on Spain for another 30 years.
  • Commentators on Warren's work often say that it's a study in how power corrupts, and that Willie is essentially a good man ruined by dictatorial depravity.
  • A look back at the political career of North Korea's dictatorial.
News & Articles

  • Turkish leader, protesters to talk
    Some of the protest leaders are to meet Wednesday with the Turkish Prime Minister whom they are railing against as too stubborn, too heavy-handed, too dictatorial.
    June 12, 2013 - CNN
Quotes

  • Jimmy Carter in Newsweek
    It's only three pages of outline. It gives him dictatorial power with no supervision,Carter said.
  • Condoleezza Rice in guardian.co.uk
    What we can't do is to have the transfer of power from one dictatorial regime to another,Rice said. "That is not acceptable in a Western Hemisphere that is democratic and it is not acceptable for the Cuban people. So I don't think in the...
  • Juan Belmonte in Guardian Unlimited
    It has been a totally dictatorial decision,Belmonte said.

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