dictatorial meaning and definition

DICTATORIAL adjective

Definition of dictatorial (adjective)

1. of or characteristic of a dictator
   • "dictatorial powers"
2. expecting unquestioning obedience
   • "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
   • synonyms: authoritarian, overbearing
3. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
   • "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
   • synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical