Sentence examples for dictatorial powers from inspiring English sources

He demanded dictatorial powers.

1933 | The President Assumes 'Dictatorial' Powers.

Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, temporarily assumed dictatorial powers in 1975.

Times Insider|1933 | The President Assumes 'Dictatorial' Powers.

In his first proposal to Congress, Paulson demanded dictatorial powers.

Unless one has dictatorial powers, one cannot change an institution by fiat, sheer will, or intimidation.

General Musharraf still wields near-dictatorial powers, though.

In 1805 Napoleon I gave quasi-dictatorial powers to R.J. Schimmelpenninck.

Morsi now has quasi-dictatorial powers in the absence of a parliament.

For one thing, it prolonged the near-dictatorial powers she had awarded herself for another six years.

In early March, Musharraf had invoked his near-dictatorial powers to fire the chief justice of the country's highest court.