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Main Entry:
des·pot·ic
[
dih-
spot
-ik
]
/
dɪˈspɒt
ɪk
/
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Part of Speech:
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despotic
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Example Sentences
And a
despotic
king he became as he pursued not only a career on stage and in films but also money and women.
This is hardly maniacal and
despotic
.
The stallion's mastery over his brood is
despotic
.
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And a
despotic
king he became as he pursued not only a career on stage and in films but also money and women.
This is hardly maniacal and
despotic
.
The stallion's mastery over his brood is
despotic
.
As you point out, repercussions from this
despotic
conduct linger on a century later.
He dismissed what he described as their “
despotic
” rule, and he advocated fearlessly for democracy.
More
despotic
than any coach are the orchestra conductors, each of whom puts his individual stamp on the group he directs.
It is often the threat of civil unrest that keeps governments from becoming
despotic
.
They are more
despotic
than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy.
That rule was not very exacting, but it was
despotic
.
Early in his reign, he sought to distance himself from his father's
despotic
rule by instituting a number of reforms.
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