dictator-like
/dɪkˈteɪtəlʌɪk/adverb
Like a dictator; in the manner of a dictator.
adjective
Resembling (that of) a dictator; characteristic of or befitting a dictator.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Mulcaster (?1532–1611), schoolmaster and author. From dictator + -like.
- turnip greens
- turnip tops
- turnipy
- turnkey
- turn King's (or Queen's or state's) evidence
- turn off
- turn-off point
- turn of mind
- turn of phrase
- turn of speed
- turn on
- turn one's back on
- turn one's hand to
- turn one's hand to something
- turn one's head
- turn one's nose up at
- turn on one's heel
- turn on the charm
- turn (or go) pink
- turn (or put) back the clock
- turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws)
- turn out
- turnout
- turn over
- turnover