be autocratic
Example Sentences
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Mohamed might say Bill can be autocratic and kind of domineering, and he wants to do what he wants to do and he might make a mess and that has to be cleaned up later.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
I agree with many of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s positions, but I find her to be autocratic and bombastic.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
If you can’t be autocratic at my age, when can you?
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 3, 2019
“We’re trained to be autocratic and controlling,” Toussaint says.
From Time ● Oct. 9, 2013
Clara already understood that this attitude signified his intention to be autocratic.
From The Belton Estate by Trollope, Anthony
