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  • 31dictatorial — dic|ta|to|ri|al [ˌdıktəˈto:riəl] adj 1.) a dictatorial government or ruler has complete power over a country ▪ dictatorial regimes 2.) a dictatorial person tells other people what to do in an unreasonable way ▪ Professor Clement s dictatorial… …

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  • 32ordered around — gave out commands, acted dictatorially …

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  • 33Albania —    A mountainous Balkan country that was part of the Ottoman Empire for more than 450 years. During Ottoman rule, however, Albanian chiefs controlled most local matters and the people were converted to Islam. But after the 1780s, Albania came… …

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  • 34dictatorial — [dɪktə tɔ:rɪəl] adjective of or typical of a dictator. ↘having or showing an autocratic manner. Derivatives dictatorially adverb …

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  • 35ex cathedra — I. a. [L.] 1. Authoritative, formal, official, from the bench, from high authority. 2. Dogmatic, magisterial, dictatorial. II. ad. [L.] 1. Authoritatively, formally, officially, from the bench. 2. Dogmatically, magisterially, dictato …

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  • 36dictatorial — adjective 1 a dictatorial government or ruler has complete power over a country 2 a dictatorial person tells other people what to do in an unreasonable way: Professor Clement s dictatorial attitude dictatorially adverb …

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  • 37hand — n 1. palm, open hand; fist, closed hand, Sl. duke, Brit. Dial. nieve; extremity, Sl. mitt, Sl. paw, Sl. fin, Sl. flipper; (all of animals) paw, foot, pad, trotter, hoof, unguis, Zool. forefoot, Anat., Zool. manus; (all of birds of prey) claw,… …

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  • 38lord — n 1. lord and master, overlord, master, chief, ruler, tyrant, dictator; king, sovereign, monarch, majesty, crowned head, potentate, dynast; prince, emperor, rajah, maharajah, czar, caeser, kaiser, Fr. roi, Latin, rex. sheik, khan, governor, te… …

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  • 39Russian Revolution —    1) (1905)    The year long agitation by peasants, industrial workers and sections of the armed forces against Tsarist rule that occurred in 1905 stood as a precursor to the successful 1917 Russian Revolution, and established a constitutional… …

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  • 40dictatorial — /dɪktəˈtɔriəl/ (say diktuh tawreeuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a dictator or a dictatorship. 2. appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited. 3. inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: a dictatorial… …