despot

Now, the despot regime has been decapitated, but ConocoPhillips isn’t jumping up and down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has replaced three top officials in charge of his personal security, Seoul said Tuesday, a sign the despot may increasingly fear assassination plots.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

We aren’t in danger of being taken over by a despot.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025

Simmons, who plays the film’s jazz conservatory despot, Fletcher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025

When he did see the old despot he started back in honor, for Mr. P. was four feet long, his weight incalculable.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Whitewashing or altering them because of the sins of their subjects is out of the playbook of despots who erase history or twist it to suit modern-day needs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

We don’t like despots and dictators and monarchs or anything smacking of royalty.

From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026

Mr. Loconte outlines how their belief in the God-given dignity of man set them at odds with foreign despots and those in England with similar political designs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

They are only a sticking point for would-be kings and despots who successfully deceive and subjugate the masses.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2025

He sur-vived going against the wishes of despots and dictators in some of the most dangerous and war-torn jungles in the world.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben