autocratic
adjectiveExercising authority with little allowance for others' input.
Exercising unchecked authority
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adjectiveInsisting on beliefs as unquestionably true without sufficient openness to challenge.
domineering
adjectiveTrying to control others in an overbearing or arbitrary way.
Overbearingly controlling
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high-handed
adjectiveUsing power without proper regard for other people's rights or concerns.
Disregarding others' rights
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imperious
adjectiveDomineering and expecting immediate obedience.
overbearing
adjectiveTrying to dominate others in an excessively forceful or arrogant way.
Excessively domineering
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tyrannical
adjectiveExercising power in a harsh, oppressive, or arbitrary way.
Harsh exercise of power
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