dictatorial
(adjective)
In the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others.
Examples of dictatorial in the following topics:
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Dictatorship by Release Owner
- Contrast the release owner role with the less dictatorial role described in the section called "Release manager".
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Introduction to Consensus-based Democracy
- Whenever a benevolent dictator steps down, or attempts to spread decision-making responsibility more evenly, it is an opportunity for the group to settle on a new, non-dictatorial system—establish a constitution, as it were.
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Channel Power, Control, and Leadership
- The level of leadership can range from very passive to quite active—verging on dictatorial.
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Napoleon's Constitution
- The Constitution of the Year VIII, adopted in 1799 and accepted by the popular vote in 1800, established the form of government known as the Consulate that presumed virtually dictatorial powers of the First Consul - Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Money Can't Buy You Love
- Even then, it's probably a good idea to have a proposal for non-dictatorial governance sitting in your back pocket, ready to be brought out the moment there are any indications of widespread dissatisfaction in the community.
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Selecting Marketing Channels
- The level of leadership can range from very passive to quite active-verging on dictatorial.
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Peronism
- Liberals condemned Peron for his regime’s arbitrariness and dictatorial tendencies.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
- In January of 1959, following the overthrow of the corrupt and dictatorial regime of Fulgencio Batista, Castro assumed leadership of the new Cuban government.
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Fall of the Flavian Emperors
- The Principate allowed the existence of a de facto dictatorial regime, while maintaining the formal framework of the Roman Republic.
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Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety
- The National Convention believed that the Committee needed to rule with "near dictatorial power" and delegated new and expansive political powers to it in order to respond quickly to popular demands.