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despot

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des·pot  (dspt)
n.
1. A ruler with absolute power.
2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
3.
a. A Byzantine emperor or prince.
b. An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch.

[French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Greek despots, master; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

des·potic (d-sptk) adj.
des·poti·cal·ly adv.

despot
Noun
any person in power who acts tyrannically [Greek despotēs lord, master]
despotic adj
despotically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.despotdespot - a cruel and oppressive dictator      
czar - a person having great power
potentate, dictator - a ruler who is unconstrained by law

despot
Translations
despot [ˈdɛspɔt] ndéspota m/f

despot [ˈdɛspɔt] ndespote m/f

despot [ˈdɛspɔt] nDespot m

despot [ˈdɛspɔt] ndespota m

despot
n despot [ˈdespot, (American ) -pət]
a person (usually the king or ruler of a country) with absolute power, often a tyrant. despoot, tiran طاغٍ، مُسْتَبِد деспот tyran, despota despot; tyran; diktator der Despot δυνάστης, τύραννος déspota ainuvalitseja, despoot حاکم مطلق؛ سلطان مستبد despootti despote עָרִיץ शक्तिशाली, क्रूर राजा despot,tiranin zsarnok despot einræðisherra despota 独裁者 독재자, 절대 군주 despotas despots pemerintah yang berkuku besi despoot enehersker, tyrann, hardstyrer despota déspota despot деспот despota despot, trinog despot despot, tyrann นักเผด็จการ zorba 專制君主 тиран, деспот مطلق العنان حاکم kẻ chuyên quyền
adj deˈspotic
despotiese heerssugtige طُغْياني، اسْتِبْدادي деспотичен despotický despotisk, tyrannisk; diktatorisk despotisch δεσποτικός,τυραννικός despótico despootlik مستبد؛ خودکامه despoottinen despotique רוֹדָנִי क्रूर राजा की तरह despotski önkényuralmi despotis einræðis-; harðstjórnar- dispotico 独裁的な 독재적인 despotiškas despotisks zalim despotisch despotisk, tyrannisk despotyczny despótico despotic деспотичный despotický despotski despotski despotisk ที่เผด็จการ zorbaca 專橫的 деспотичний, самовладний مطلق العنانی حکومت کرنے والا thuộc chuyên quyền
adv deˈspotically
despoties, heerssugtig باسْتِبْداد، بِصورَة طاغِيَه деспотично despoticky despotiskt; tyranniskt; diktatoriskt despotisch δεσποτικά, τυραννικά despóticamente despootlikult بطور مستبدانه mielivaltaisesti despotiquement בַּעָרִיצוּת निरंकुशतापूर्वक despotsko zsarnoki módon secara mutlak með harðstjórn; með einræði dispoticamente 独裁的に 독재적으로 despotiškai despotiski dengan zalim despotisch despotisk, tyrannisk despotycznie despoticamente (în mod) tiranic деспотично despoticky despotsko despotski despotiskt อย่างเผด็จการ zorbalıkla 暴虐地 деспотично العنانی طرز سے حکومت một cách chuyên quyền
n despotism [-pə-]
absolute power or tyranny. despotisme, tirannie اسْتِبْداد، حُكْم اسْتِبْدادي деспотизъм despotismus, krutovláda despotisme; tyranni der Despotismus τυραννία, δεσποτισμός despotismo despootia حکومت استبدادی despotismi despotisme עָרִיצוּת निरंकुशता despotizam, samovolja zsarnokság despotisme harðstjórn; einræðisvald dispotismo 独裁 절대 권력, 독재, 전제 despotizmas despotisms sistem yang zalim despotisme enevoldsmakt, despoti, tyranni, hardstyre despotyzm despotismo despotism деспотизм despotizmus despotizem despotizam despoti[] เผด็จการ zorbalık 專制,專制主義暴政 деспотизм مطلق العنانی nền chuyên chế


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The skeleton of even the most lawless despot makes a good constitutional sovereign.
An earthly despotism would be the absolutely perfect earthly government, if the conditions were the same, namely, the despot the perfectest individual of the human race, and his lease of life perpetual.
When I have been travelling up and down on our boats, or about on my collecting tours, and reflected that every brutal, disgusting, mean, low-lived fellow I met, was allowed by our laws to become absolute despot of as many men, women and children, as he could cheat, steal, or gamble money enough to buy,--when I have seen such men in actual ownership of helpless children, of young girls and women,--I have been ready to curse my country, to curse the human race
 
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