dictatorial

Example Sentences

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How can such a playful fellow have dictatorial aspirations?!

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

"His style of leadership, in retrospect I would call it very manipulative. At the time, I would say, it was very dictatorial," Ms Evans said.

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

But the eat-sleep routine I had begun in the hospital, and kept up under Mother’s dictatorial command, got the better of me.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou