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despotically

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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.
Translations
despotically [desˈpɒtɪkəlɪ] ADV → despóticamente
despotically [dɛsˈpɒtɪk/əlɪ] adv → dispoticamente
despotically [dɛsˈpɒtɪk/əlɪ] adv → dispoticamente


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Now these differ from each other; for some possess only kingly power regulated by law, and rule those who voluntarily submit to their government; others rule despotically according to their own will.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
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