des·pot (d s p t)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 despot  s, master; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]des·pot ic (d -sp tk) adj.des·pot i·cal·ly adv. |
despot [ˈdɛspɒt]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant
2. any person in power who acts tyrannically
3. (Historical Terms) a title borne by numerous persons of rank in the later Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires the despot of Servia
[from Medieval Latin despota, from Greek despotēs lord, master; related to Latin domus house]
despotic [dɛsˈpɒtɪk], despotical adj
despotically adv
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| Noun | 1. |  despot - a cruel and oppressive dictator czar - a person having great power |
despot
noun tyrant, dictator, totalitarian, Big Brother, oppressor, control freak, autocrat, monocrat He described the president as a ruthless despot.
Translations
despot
n (lit, fig) → Despot(in) m(f)
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 hirmuvaltias despote עָרִיץ शक्तिशाली, क्रूर राजा despot,tiranin zsarnok despot einræðisherra despota 独裁者 폭군 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 专制君主
adj deˈspotic
despotiese heerssugtige طُغْياني، اسْتِبْدادي деспотичен despotický despotisk, tyrannisk; diktatorisk despotisch δεσποτικός,τυραννικός despótico despootlik مستبد؛ خودکامه hirmuvaltainen despotique רוֹדָנִי क्रूर राजा की तरह despotski önkényuralmi despotis einræðis-; harðstjórnar- dispotico 独裁的な 전제적인, 횡포한 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 专横的
adv deˈspotically
despoties, heerssugtig باسْتِبْداد، بِصورَة طاغِيَه деспотично despoticky despotiskt; tyranniskt; diktatoriskt despotisch δεσποτικά, τυραννικά despóticamente despootlikult بطور مستبدانه hirmuvaltaisesti despotiquement בַּעָרִיצוּת निरंकुशतापूर्वक despotsko zsarnoki módon secara mutlak með harðstjórn; með einræði dispoticamente 独裁的に 횡포하게 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 暴虐地
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 hirmuvalta despotisme עָרִיצוּת निरंकुशता despotizam, samovolja zsarnokság despotisme harðstjórn; einræðisvald dispotismo 独裁 전제, 독재 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 专制，专制主义暴政
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