a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime

[ Syn: dictator ]

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

[ Syn: autocratic , dictatorial , despotic , tyrannic , tyrannical ]

expecting unquestioning obedience; the timid child of authoritarian parents; insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter

[ Syn: dictatorial , overbearing ]