oppressive, tyrannical, dictator

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  1. oppressive
    weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
  2. tyrannical
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  3. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  4. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  5. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  6. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  7. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  8. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  9. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  10. impulsive
    without forethought
Created on Mon Dec 03 09:07:39 EST 2007

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