"dictatorial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: [dɪktəˈtɔːɹɪəɫ] [UK] Forms: more dictatorial [comparative], most dictatorial [superlative]
Etymology: dictator + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dictator|ial}} dictator + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} dictatorial (comparative more dictatorial, superlative most dictatorial)
  1. of or pertaining to a dictator Translations (of or pertaining to a dictator): բռնապետական (bṙnapetakan) (Armenian), дыкта́тарскі (dyktátarski) (Belarusian), dictatorial (Catalan), diktaattori- (Finnish), diktaattorin (Finnish), dictatorial (French), ditatorial (Galician), დიქტატორიული (dikṭaṭoriuli) (Georgian), diktatorisch (German), diktátori (Hungarian), ardreillagh (Manx), ard-smaghtagh (Manx), हुकूमशाही (hukūmśāhī) (Marathi), dyktatorski (Polish), ditatorial (Portuguese), дикта́торский (diktátorskij) (Russian), diktatorisk (Swedish), дикта́торський (dyktátorsʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dictatorial-en-adj-8-ggCEDI Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a dictator': 82 18
  2. in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others. Translations (in the manner of a dictator): dictatorial (Catalan), diktaattorin (Finnish), diktaattorimainen (Finnish), დიქტატორიული (dikṭaṭoriuli) (Georgian), diktatorisch (German), diktatórikus (Hungarian), imperiōsus (Latin), ditatorial (Portuguese), dictatorial (Spanish), de ordeno y mando (Spanish), diktatorisk (Swedish), дикта́торський (dyktátorsʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dictatorial-en-adj-52ct7tFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'in the manner of a dictator': 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bossy and arrogant Derived forms: dictatorialism

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