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"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.

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