imperatorial
Of supreme command
Imperatorial means of or relating to a commander or emperor, carrying connotations of supreme military authority.
The word appears mainly in historical contexts describing Roman generals or emperors: imperatorial power, imperatorial acclamation.
It suggests absolute command rather than mere leadership.
Ruling with absolute authority
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
totalitarian · oppressive · iron-fisted · high-handed · draconian · unaccountable · arbitrary · coercive
Roman imperial title
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- reignSovereign's time in power
coronation · scepter · majesty · sovereignty · monarch · crown · palace · tsar
Having recognized expertise
- masterfulHighly skilled and authoritative
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- magisterialDomineering and authoritative
- dominantHaving superior influence
decisive · assertive · peremptory · resolute · unyielding · powerful · influential · compelling
Dominant group's control
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- suzeraintyControl without full annexation
protectorate · province · satrapy · vassalage · fiefdom · overlordship · supremacy · subjugation
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- fiatAuthoritative official decree
- dictumAuthoritative formal statement
proclamation · ukase · rescript · directive · injunction · diktat · ordinance · pronouncement
autocratic
Ruling with absolute authority
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
absolute · totalitarian · oppressive · iron-fisted · high-handed · draconian · unaccountable · arbitrary · coercive · illiberal
Caesar
Roman imperial title
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
reign · coronation · scepter · majesty · sovereignty · monarch · crown · palace · tsar · diadem
authoritative
Having recognized expertise
- masterfulHighly skilled and authoritative
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- magisterialDomineering and authoritative
dominant · decisive · assertive · peremptory · resolute · unyielding · powerful · influential · compelling · directive
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
suzerainty · protectorate · province · satrapy · vassalage · fiefdom · overlordship · supremacy · subjugation · annexation
decree
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- fiatAuthoritative official decree
dictum · proclamation · ukase · rescript · directive · injunction · diktat · ordinance · pronouncement · writ
imperatorialdemocratic
Government by the people
egalitarian · collaborative · consultative · participatory · republican
imperatorialhumble
Unassuming about oneself
meek · servile · deferential · modest · unassuming
empire, emperor, empress, imperial, imperious, imperative, imperialism, emperors, imperialist