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despotic
Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
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  1. Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
  2. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
  3. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
dictatorial
In the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others
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  1. In the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.
  3. Of or pertaining to a dictator
authoritarian
Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner.
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  1. Tending to tell other people what to do in a peremptory or arrogant manner.
  2. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom:
autocratic
Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
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  1. Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.
  3. Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
despotic
Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
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  1. Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
  2. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
  3. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
dictatorial
In the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others
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  1. In the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others
  2. Of or pertaining to a dictator
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.
tyrannical
Of or suited to a tyrant; arbitrary; despotic
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  1. Of or suited to a tyrant; arbitrary; despotic
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:
  3. (Comparable) Despotic, oppressive or authoritarian.
absolute
Not to be doubted or questioned; positive:
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  1. Not to be doubted or questioned; positive:
  2. Being fully such; utter:
  3. Unconstrained by constitutional or other provisions:
absolutistic
Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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  1. Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]
arbitrary
Not limited by law; despotic:
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  1. Not limited by law; despotic:
  2. Absolute; despotic; completely unreasonable; lacking any rational basis. This type of decision is often called arbitrary and capricious.
  3. Absolute; despotic
autarchic
Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.
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  1. Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.
autocratic
Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
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  1. Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
  2. Tending to impose one's will on others in an insistent or arrogant manner; domineering.
  3. Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
despotic
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
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  1. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
  2. Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
  3. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
dictatorial
Of or pertaining to a dictator
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  1. Of or pertaining to a dictator
  2. In the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a dictator or dictatorship; autocratic.
tyrannical
Of or suited to a tyrant; arbitrary; despotic
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  1. Of or suited to a tyrant; arbitrary; despotic
  2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:
  3. (Comparable) Despotic, oppressive or authoritarian.
tyrannous
Characterized by tyranny; despotic.
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  1. Characterized by tyranny; despotic.
  2. Tyrannical; despotic, oppressive, unjust, etc.
  3. Tyrannical, despotic or oppressive
authoritarian
A person who advocates, practices, or enforces such obedience
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  1. A person who advocates, practices, or enforces such obedience
autocrat
Anyone having unlimited power over others
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  1. Anyone having unlimited power over others
  2. A title borne by some such Monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia
  3. A ruler with absolute power; dictator; despot
despot
A Byzantine emperor or prince.
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  1. A Byzantine emperor or prince.
  2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
  3. An absolute ruler; king with unlimited powers; autocrat
dictator
In ancient Rome, a magistrate with supreme authority, appointed in times of emergency
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  1. In ancient Rome, a magistrate with supreme authority, appointed in times of emergency
  2. An absolute ruler.
  3. A tyrant; a despot.
martinet
Any very strict disciplinarian or stickler for rigid regulations
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  1. Any very strict disciplinarian or stickler for rigid regulations
  2. One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules.
  3. (Figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
tyrant
An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
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  1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
  2. Any person who exercises authority in an oppressive manner; cruel master
  3. A cruel, oppressive ruler; despot
big brother
The nominal leader of Oceania in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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  1. The nominal leader of Oceania in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
  2. A man who assumes the role of an older brother, as by providing guidance or protection.
  3. By extension, a disparaging name for government surveillance considered to be too intrusive.
despot
A Byzantine emperor or prince.
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  1. A Byzantine emperor or prince.
  2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
  3. An absolute ruler; king with unlimited powers; autocrat
dictator
In ancient Rome, a magistrate with supreme authority, appointed in times of emergency
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  1. In ancient Rome, a magistrate with supreme authority, appointed in times of emergency
  2. An absolute ruler.
  3. A tyrant; a despot.
man on horseback
A military man with such influence and power over the people as to be, or seem to be, able to seize control and rule as a dictator
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  1. A military man with such influence and power over the people as to be, or seem to be, able to seize control and rule as a dictator
  2. A man, usually a military leader, whose popular influence and power may afford him the position of dictator, as in a time of political crisis.
  3. A dictator.
oppressor
Someone who oppresses another or others.
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  1. Someone who oppresses another or others.
strongman
(Informal) One who rules a country with absolute power; dictator
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  1. (Informal) One who rules a country with absolute power; dictator
  2. A powerful, influential political figure who exercises leadership and control by force.
  3. A forceful or brutal person, usually applied to a ruler or tyrant.
tyrant
An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
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  1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
  2. Any person who exercises authority in an oppressive manner; cruel master
  3. A cruel, oppressive ruler; despot
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