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despotic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical |
| Derivation | despot |
despotic rulers.
despotic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | despotical |
| Derivation | despot |
despotic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | despot |
moved from a feudal to a despotic order.
his administration was arrogant and despotic.
Examples of despotic
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Despotic laws threaten those liberties, and Americans are wired to resist them.
From the washingtontimes.com
Their anger, was exacerbated by the corrupt and despotic rule of their leaders.
From the nzherald.co.nz
They were benevolent despots, sometimes more benevolent, sometimes more despotic.
From the suntimes.com
Baron Cohen stars as the despotic president of an oil-rich North African country.
From the independent.co.uk
Hume was not alone in associating military governments with despotic governments.
From the infowars.com
As a result, Northern Haiti during his reign was despotic but relatively wealthy.
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A planet whose culture resembles the Middle Ages is ruled by a despotic magician.
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When they failed to deliver on their promises, they became increasingly despotic.
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Unfortunately for your despotic government corporation, we do have the title.
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- Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
- Ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"
- Authoritarian: 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"
- (despot) tyrant: a cruel and oppressive dictator
- (despotism) absolutism: dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- (despotism) dictatorship: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity, called the 'despot', rules with absolute power. That entity may be an individual, as in an autocracy, or it may be a group, as in an oligarchy. ...
- Despot (from Greek: u03B4u03B5u03C3u03C0u03CCu03C4u03B7u03C2, despu00F3tu0113s, "lord", "master") was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir-apparent...
- Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant; Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical
