#dictatorial
- Autocratic — Belonging to autocracy or an autocrat, relating to this system of government or leadership style; characterized by the total concentration of power and authority in the hands of a single person, with decisions being imposed discretionarily, without consultation and without accepting opposition. In management, it describes a directive and restrictive behavior that limits subordinates' autonomy.
- Autocratically — In an autocratic, authoritarian, despotic, or dictatorial manner; with an attitude specific to an autocrat who imposes unilateral and absolute decisions, without tolerating objections, consultations, or forms of democratic opposition. It describes the way a person exercises power, leads an institution, or behaves in a hierarchical relationship.
- Authoritarian — Imposing one's will in an absolute manner, without accepting counterarguments, discussions, or opposition; based on strict, often tyrannical or dictatorial authority. In politics, it describes a regime or government that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small group, severely limiting political freedoms and pluralism, while in psychology, it defines a rigid parental or leadership style based on control and unconditional obedience.
- Authoritarianist — A person who supports, promotes, or implements authoritarianism as a method of governance or leadership; an adherent of a dictatorial political system or of coercive methods of enforcing power. As an adjective, it describes a behavior, attitude, or doctrine specific to proponents of strict control, characterized by the rejection of egalitarian dialogue and the demand for unconditional obedience.