despotic

  • 11despotic — adjective a despotic regime Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, absolutist, undemocratic, unaccountable; one party, autarchic, monocratic; tyrannical, tyrannous, oppressive, repressive, draconian, illiberal Ant: democratic …

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  • 12despotic — despot ► NOUN ▪ a ruler with absolute power, especially one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way. DERIVATIVES despotic adjective despotism noun. ORIGIN Greek despot s master, absolute ruler …

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  • 13despotic monarchy. — despotic monarch. See absolute monarchy. * * * …

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  • 14despotic commander — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15despotic master — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16despotic monarchy. — despotic monarch. See absolute monarchy …

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  • 17despotic — adjective Date: 1604 of, relating to, or characteristic of a despot • despotically adverb …

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  • 18despotic — despotically, adv. /di spot ik/, adj. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical. Also, despotical. [1640 50; < F despotique < Gk despotikós. See DESPOT, IC] * * * …

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  • 19despotic — Synonyms and related words: absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic, arrogant, autarchic, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, autonomous, bossy, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional, democratic, dictatorial,&#8230; …

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  • 20despòtic — des|pò|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …

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