dictatorial

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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

The AAU’s dictatorial control forced athletes into penury and enriched its leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025

It comes after Sian Doyle was sacked from the publicly funded Welsh language broadcaster on November 2023 after being accused of being "dictatorial" and "creating a culture of fear".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 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

Within a few months of assuming power, however, he and his image makers had fashioned a new dictatorial narrative.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden