adjective
                                                belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
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                                                adjective
                                                ruled by or characteristic of a despot
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - moved from a feudal to a despotic order
- his administration was arrogant and despotic
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
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                                                                                                        - having absolute sovereignty
- an authoritarian regime
- autocratic government
- despotic rulers
- a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
- a tyrannical government