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dictatorial

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


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How can such a playful fellow have dictatorial aspirations?!

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Away from the praise and the bright lights, however, members of the congregation described Brain as "manipulative and dictatorial".

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

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

Kim Jong II inherited his dictatorial control of North Korea from his father in 1994—the first hereditary succession in the communist world.

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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