dictatorial

How to use dictatorial in a sentence

• The game opens with dictatorial President Antón Castillo delivering a televised address to Yara, a faux-Cuban paradise saddled with a history of political upheaval.

  Far Cry 6 review: A familiar return to open-world stupidity | Steve Haske | October 8, 2021 | Ars Technica

• The same Tunisian protesters who brought down Ben Ali and instituted democracy and have now forced the resignation of their prime minister are unlikely to put up with dictatorial edicts from a new leader for too long.

  Butterfly Effect: Death of a Democratic Dream? | Charu Kasturi | July 28, 2021 | Ozy

• Embezzlement and corruption are considerably more common in dictatorial governments than they are in democracies.

  The American Dream is dying, and it’s taking democracy with it | Christopher Ingraham | March 5, 2021 | Washington Post

• As it became clear that his followers did not control the streets, however, the rest of his presidency became one protracted attempt to build a dictatorial authority that was eventually frustrated by the elections.

  How 2020 Will Go Down in the History Books, According to Historians | Olivia B. Waxman | December 23, 2020 | Time

• In 2017, she called the Democratic National Committee “dictatorial” after a delegation of protesters, led by her, was not allowed into its headquarters.

  The Trailer: Why the GOP is talking about China, from Georgia to the courtroom | David Weigel | December 10, 2020 | Washington Post