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despotic

[ dih-spot-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð²õ·±è´Ç³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôd±ð²õ·±è´Ç³Ùi³¦ adjective
  • non»å±ð²õ·±è´Ç³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð²õ·±è´Ç³Ùi³¦ adjective
  • un»å±ð²õ·±è´Ç³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of despotic1

1640–50; < French despotique < Greek »å±ð²õ±è´Ç³Ù¾±°ìó²õ. See despot, -ic
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Fellow pupils remember him having an obsession with despotic figures including Genghis Khan and Adolf Hitler.

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But I continue to believe that there are more Americans who wish to preserve our democratic principles than abandon them for some sort of kleptocratic and despotic theocracy.

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In reality they were abandoned to poverty under the rule of despotic local leaders.

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Trump can’t do all the things that have enabled him to thrive as a despotic grifter his entire life.

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There's no question that Hamas’ intentions toward Jews are genocidal and nihilistic, and that it's a despotic, destructive force for the Palestinians under its rule.

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