dictatorial
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“There is no possibility that she will behave in an authoritarian or dictatorial way,” said Fernando Rospigliosi, a member of her Popular Force party and head of the Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
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
Based on descriptions of dictatorial regimes over the past century, the distinction seems to be this: Totalitarianism is authoritarianism intensified.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
“They’ve got to swallow it,” Milo ordained with dictatorial grandeur, and almost broke his neck when he let go with one arm to wave a righteous finger in the air.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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