Ha ha, did you have this in a history exam today?
Because I didn't! So I answered the question all wrong...
But apparently it means cruel and cold.
to me it means someone who is really asociapath,yet only controls people near them,so they can feel powerful and smart.they end up ruining peoples lives.
A ruler of an absolute power
-gemeius_13
meaning of despotic
An authoritarian, autocratic,dictatorial, or tyrannical leader.
The current leader of North Korea is a despotic dictator called Kim Jong Un.
widowed mother, poor farmer despotic leader
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An autocratic and tyrannical ruler is 'Despotic' from the Greek word Despotikos
An autocratic and tyrannical ruler is 'Despotic' from the Greek word Despotikos
Tagalog translation of DESPOTIC: diktatoryal; malupit
give sentence using despotic
A good sentence for despotic would be The despotic person had autocratic feelings.
"Despotic" means a ruler or other person who holds absolute power. I think former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was described as despotic. It means acting like a despot, a tyrant or a dictator. It suggests not only having a large amount of power concentrated in the hands of one leader, but also that the leader uses that power arbitrarily, mercilessly, unjustly, or in certain cases to aid his nation.
Despotic