Meaning of DESPOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'desput
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| | Definition: | | [n] a dictator or dictatorial person |
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| | Synonyms: | | autocrat, tyrant |
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| | See Also: | | czar, dictator, Dionysius, Dionysius the Elder, potentate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Des"pot\, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr.
despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to
po`sis husband, and L. potens. See {Potent}.]
1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible
ruler or sovereign.
Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally
leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with
despot and tyrant. --C. J. Smith.
2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a
tyrant.
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| | Related Terms: | | absolute monarch, absolute ruler, all-powerful ruler, arrogator, autarch, autocrat, caesar, commissar, czar, dictator, disciplinarian, driver, duce, hard master, martinet, oligarch, oppressor, pharaoh, Simon Legree, slave driver, stickler, strong man, tyrant, usurper, warlord |
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