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Meanings of overbearing in anglès

Expecting unquestioning obedience.

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        Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

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            Examples for "authoritarian"
            1
            He wanted democratic ideals to supersede authoritarian rule in the Soviet Union.
            The Irish Times
            2
            Asked the guard using one of those voices strong and authoritarian government.
            Renaissance
            3
            China is not a democracy and is run under an authoritarian system.
            News.com.au
            4
            As the world's largest democracy, India looks askance at Russia's authoritarian system.
            The Guardian
            5
            In an authoritarian society, he adds, that can only lead to conflict.
            The Guardian
            1
            His tone was too dictatorial; George expected civility when asked a favor.
            Ranching for Sylvia
            2
            Lopez says he is being made a scapegoat by a dictatorial government.
            Reuters
            3
            They want a less dictatorial and a more entrepreneurial environment, says McClafferty.
            The Irish Times
            4
            The Prince was, in reality, clothed with dictatorial and even regal powers.
            The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 18: 1572
            5
            The servant of an ordinary person would hardly have been so dictatorial.
            The Brown Mask
            Usage of overbearing in anglès
            1
            An inquiry found police actions were overbearing and infringed on civil rights.
            Radio NZ
            2
            Parents should be overbearing either, but instead encourage children healthy online behaviour.
            The South African
            3
            Many Latin American states see their northern neighbour as overbearing and exploitative.
            Reuters
            4
            There was also criticism of the overbearing corporate nature of the Games.
            The Guardian
            5
            Many Latin American states see their northern neighbor as overbearing and exploitative.
            Reuters
            6
            There was something so ruthless in the boy, so overbearing and heartless.
            Dust
            7
            So heavy, so overbearing, so painful, it simply shattered her into pieces.
            Man in the Middle
            8
            And she was almost as overbearing as Cadsuane herself, in Min's opinion.
            Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
            9
            TV critics said the program exploited the stereotype of the overbearing mamma.
            Reuters
            10
            He was also overbearing, and the people of Philadelphia mobbed him once.
            Comic History of the United States
            11
            The most trivial affairs were regulated by overbearing and exacting royal officials.
            A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
            12
            He had passed the schoolboy age and was a bit overbearing himself.
            The Web of Life
            13
            There is no sense of self-importance or overbearing ego from the 36-year-old.
            The Irish Times
            14
            He was rude, overbearing, bullying, inconsiderate, and mean in curiously small matters.
            Agahta christie: an autobiography
            15
            This was in retaliation for St. Dunstan's overbearing order to the king.
            Comic History of England
            16
            These people, the Eneeshurs, were stingy, inhospitable, and overbearing in their ways.
            First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
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