Synonyms:
authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
despotic
Meaning: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"
Synonyms:
despotic, despotical
Meaning: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
Usage examples
Their public ones, were such as were common to both sexes; as bathing, theatrical representations, horse-races, shows of wild beasts, which fought against one another, and sometimes against men, whom the emperors, in the plenitude of their despotic power, ordered to engage them.