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
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
We kept ourselves in silence, in obedience to his dictatorial will.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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