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Meaning of dictatorial

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dictatorial
      adj 1: of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"
      2: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of
         authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior
         toward the waiter" [syn: {authoritarian}, {dictatorial},
         {overbearing}]
      3: 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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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