dictatorial

/dik-tuh-TOR-ee-ul/adjective

asserting power in an overbearing way; typical of a dictator

His dictatorial style drove three managers to resign in a year.
Synonyms
domineering, imperious, autocratic
Antonyms
democratic, permissive
Root
dict- (say)
Memory hook
dict (say): one voice saying all the orders.

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