1. (

• oppressive ,
• tyrannical ,
• tyrannous

) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" ;

2. (

• authoritarian ,
• autocratic ,
• dictatorial ,
• despotic ,
• tyrannic ,
• tyrannical

) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" ;