Usage Note
Dictatorial describes anything relating to or resembling a dictatorship — un régimen dictatorial, un tono dictatorial. It is invariable for gender (same masculine and feminine form) and makes its plural with -es. The noun is dictadura; the person is dictador/dictadora.
Examples
"El gobierno adoptó medidas de carácter dictatorial."
Natural Translation
The government adopted measures of a dictatorial nature.

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