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dictatorial

[dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌdɪk təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /


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The report concluded chief executive Tony Chambers was "dictatorial" in his approach to consultants and that presentations by executives to the hospital board were an "exercise in spin".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Günter is attracted to Freud’s science of the mind because he believes that it alleviates unhappiness, but he is learning that the analyst can be distant and dictatorial, like some all-knowing but uncaring deity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

How can such a playful fellow have dictatorial aspirations?!

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025

Since his temperament is dictatorial by nature, much of his agenda is naturally autocratic.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2025

Within a few months of assuming power, however, he and his image makers had fashioned a new dictatorial narrative.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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