n.

1. A ruler with absolute power.
2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
3. 1. A Byzantine emperor or prince.
   2. An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch.

[French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Greek despotēs, master.]

despotic des·pot'ic (dĭ-spŏt'ĭk) adj.
despotically des·pot'i·cal·ly adv.

noun

1. An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive: Big Brother, dictator, führer, man on horseback, oppressor, strongman, totalitarian, tyrant. See over/under.
2. One who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authority: authoritarian, autocrat, dictator, martinet, totalitarian, tyrant. See over/under.

n

Definition: dictator
Antonyms: democrat

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IN BRIEF: An absolute and irresponsible monarch.

The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others the submissiveness of sheep. — Eric Hoffer.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - despot, tyran

Nederlands (Dutch)
despoot (tiran)

Français (French)
n. - (lit, fig) despote, tyran

Deutsch (German)
n. - Despot, Gewaltherrscher, Tyrann

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απόλυτος) άρχων, δεσπότης, (μτφ.) τύραννος, δυνάστης

Italiano (Italian)
despota

Português (Portuguese)
n. - déspota (m)

Русский (Russian)
деспот

Español (Spanish)
n. - déspota, tirano, título Bizantino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - despot, tyrann

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
专制君主, 暴君

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 專制君主, 暴君

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 독재자, 폭군

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 専制君主, 暴君

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حاكم ذو سلطه مطلقه وبخاصه الذي يستعملها في أعمال قاسيه, الطاغيه, المستبد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רודן, עריץ‬

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