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
Some in the business describe Janick, who’s married with three children, as a dictatorial boss unwilling to cede control to the execs leading the company’s various divisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
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
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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