Dictatorial

[adj] 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"
[adj] expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
[adj] likened to a dictator in severity
[adj] of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"

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Synonyms

authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, domineering, overbearing, tyrannical, undemocratic, unpermissive

Related Terms

absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, all-powerful, arbitrary, aristocratic, arrogant, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, autonomous, bossy, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional, democratic, despotic, domineering, elitist, fascist, federal, fed