adjective
- Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot.
- synonyms: despotical
- Ruled by or characteristic of a despot.
- usage: "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"
- Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty.
- usage: "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
- synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical
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