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despot
[ des-puht, -pot ]
noun
- a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- any tyrant or oppressor.
- History/Historical. an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.
despot
/ dɛsˈpɒtɪk; ˈdɛspɒt /
noun
- an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant
- any person in power who acts tyrannically
- a title borne by numerous persons of rank in the later Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires
the despot of Servia
Derived Forms
- »å±ð²õˈ±è´Ç³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
- despotic, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of despot1
Example Sentences
Because wherever you look, despots are on the march.
Some find him to be a joke, while minor and major despots look upon him in a combination of wonder and fellowship.
Cutting funding to these outlets is a "reward to dictators and despots, including the Chinese Communist Party, who would like nothing better than to have their influence go unchecked in the information space", he said.
He’s not a father, a king, a despot or a dictator.
In 1796, George Washington warned us in his Farewell Address that the nation would suffer without an educated electorate and with the rise of a self-serving despot who rejects public liberty.
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