dictatorial

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Salon • Jun. 13, 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

Students had launched protests calling for the resignation of the dictatorial president Syngman Rhee.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

I was lawyerly and also veered toward dictatorial, as my brother, who often got ordered out of our shared play area, would attest.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama