Meaning : Used of a height or viewpoint.
Example :
A commanding view of the ocean.
Looked up at the castle dominating the countryside.
The balcony overlooking the ballroom.
Synonyms : commanding, overlooking
Meaning : Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power.
Example :
An autocratic person.
Autocratic behavior.
A bossy way of ordering others around.
A rather aggressive and dominating character.
Managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way.
A swaggering peremptory manner.
Synonyms : autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory