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DESPOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cruel and oppressive dictator
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("despot" is a kind of...):
dictator; potentate (a ruler who is unconstrained by law)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "despot"):
czar (a person having great power)
Derivation:
despotic (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty)
despotic (ruled by or characteristic of a despot)
despotic; despotical (belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot)
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