dictatorial
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Newsom said the arrest was "outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful."
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025
The AAU’s dictatorial control forced athletes into penury and enriched its leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025
It comes after Sian Doyle was sacked from the publicly funded Welsh language broadcaster on November 2023 after being accused of being "dictatorial" and "creating a culture of fear".
From BBC • Feb. 14, 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
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