dictatorial

dictatorial
I adjective absolutistic, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, censorious, commanding, compelling, controlling, despotic, dictatorius, dogmatic, domineering, enslaving, exacting, fanatic, fascist, highhanded, imperative, imperiosus, imperious, inexorable, inquisitorial, intimidating, ironhanded, lordly, masterful, monocratic, officious, oppressive, overbearing, peremptory, pompous, power-crazed, power-hungry, power-mad, relentless, repressive, severe, suppressive, supreme, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous, uncompromising, undemocratic, unlimited, unrelenting, unrestricted, with an iron hand II index arbitrary and capricious, dogmatic, peremptory (imperative), presumptuous, relentless, strict, stringent, supercilious

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  • dictatorial — dictatorial, iale, iaux [ diktatɔrjal, jo ] adj. • 1777; de dictateur, d apr. sénatorial ♦ Qui appartient au dictateur, qui a rapport à la dictature. Pouvoirs dictatoriaux. Régime dictatorial. ⇒ autoritaire. Fig. Ton dictatorial. ⇒ impérieux. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dictatorial — DICTATORIÁL, Ă, dictatoriali, e, adj. De dictator; autoritar; impus cu forţa. [pr.: ri al] – Din fr. dictatorial. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  DICTATORIÁL adj. v. tiranic. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime … …   Dicționar Român

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dictatorial — dictatorial, magisterial, authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, oracular are comparable in the sense of imposing or having the manner or disposition of one who imposes his will or his opinions upon others. Dictatorial implies the powers of a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dictatorial — adjetivo 1. Del dictador o de la dictadura: pode res dictatoriales, gobierno dictatorial, carácter dictatorial. 2. Que se comporta como si fuera un dictador: Este profesor es un poco dictatorial …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • dictatorial — [dik΄tə tôr′ē əl] adj. of, like, or characteristic of a dictator; tyrannical; domineering dictatorially adv. SYN. DICTATORIAL implies the domineering, autocratic methods or manner of a dictator [the dictatorial enunciation of his opinions ];… …   English World dictionary

  • dictatorial — dictatorial, ale (di kta to ri al, a l ) adj. Qui appartient au dictateur. Des pouvoirs dictatoriaux. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Dictateur …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • dictatorial — 1701; see DICTATOR (Cf. dictator) + AL (Cf. al) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dictatorial — [adj] tyrannical, authoritarian absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, autocratic, bossy, clamorous, crack the whip*, despotic, dictative, doctrinaire, dogmatic, domineering, egotistic, firm, haughty, imperative, imperious, ironhanded, oppressive,… …   New thesaurus

  • dictatorial — 1. adj. dictatorio. 2. Dicho de un poder, de una facultad, etc.: Absolutos, arbitrarios, no sujetos a las leyes …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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