dictatorial

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Some in the business describe Janick, who’s married with three children, as a dictatorial boss unwilling to cede control to the execs leading the company’s various divisions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Based on descriptions of dictatorial regimes over the past century, the distinction seems to be this: Totalitarianism is authoritarianism intensified.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

The AAU’s dictatorial control forced athletes into penury and enriched its leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025

A Guardian profile from last November notes that the Collinses now appear to be planning a dictatorial city-state for an anonymous wealthy donor, without at all mentioning that their Project Eureka has gone nowhere.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025

We kept ourselves in silence, in obedience to his dictatorial will.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson