Adjective
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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"
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marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
"the oppressive government"
"oppressive laws"
"a tyrannical parent"
"tyrannous disregard of human rights"