despotic
Example Sentences
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His new boss is the imposing Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, despotically played by Josh Brolin.
As the number of autocracies around the world is rising and that of democracies shrinking, we are witnessing a tragic struggle between a despotic regime and a nascent democracy.
From Washington Post
Like many composers of his time, Chausson labored under the anxious influence — what he called the “ardent and despotic inspiration” — of Wagner.
From New York Times
“The hope was to make Rome the capital of a united Italy, since at the time the country was seriously fragmented and largely governed by foreign or despotic powers,” Parks explains.
From Seattle Times
They have withstood a dark and strenuous 150 years and have persevered throughout, despite all the while contending with despotic national leadership.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
