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despot
[ des-puht, -pot ]
noun
- a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- any tyrant or oppressor.
- History/Historical. an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.
despot
/ dɛsˈpɒtɪk; ˈdɛspɒt /
noun
- an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant
- any person in power who acts tyrannically
- a title borne by numerous persons of rank in the later Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires
the despot of Servia
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Derived Forms
- ˈdzپ, adverb
- despotic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of despot1
C16: from Medieval Latin despota, from Greek dzŧ lord, master; related to Latin domus house
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Joel and Ellie survived zombie hordes, cannibals and homicidal despots, only to have him be taken down by good intentions.
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Because wherever you look, despots are on the march.
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Some find him to be a joke, while minor and major despots look upon him in a combination of wonder and fellowship.
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Cutting funding to these outlets is a "reward to dictators and despots, including the Chinese Communist Party, who would like nothing better than to have their influence go unchecked in the information space", he said.
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He’s not a father, a king, a despot or a dictator.
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