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despotnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈdes.pɒt/ /ˈdes.pət/
despotic
adjective uk ​ /dɪˈspɒt.ɪk/ us ​ /desˈpɑː.t̬ɪk/

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a despotic government/regime
despotically
adverb uk ​ /dɪˈspɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/ us ​ /desˈpɑː.t̬ɪ.kəl.i/
despotism
noun [ U ] uk ​ /ˈdes.pə.tɪ.zəm/ us ​ /ˈdes.pə.tɪ.zəm/

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After years of despotism, the country is now moving towards democracy.

(Definition of “despot” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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despotnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈdes·pət, -pɑt/

› a ruler who has unlimited power and often uses it unfairly and cruelly

despotic
adjective us ​ /desˈpɑt̬·ɪk, dɪs-/

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a despotic regime

(Definition of “despot” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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