despotism

Example Sentences

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However, the party said it was proud that Tchiroma Bakary could find "safe sanctuary" in The Gambia, adding that it was fully aware of how "despotism operates and how dissenters are treated".

From BBC

He works to keep them in check, but Shakespeare illustrates in this character the way righteous indignation can flirt with despotism.

From Los Angeles Times

Xi said that his trip to Russia is aimed at strengthening the friendship between the two countries, "an all-encompassing partnership and strategic interaction," in a world threatened by "acts of hegemony, despotism and bullying."

From Reuters

The United States’ military dominance, rooted in American ideals, would smash the last vestiges of despotism from the world, allowing democracy and peace to flourish.

From New York Times

Interestingly, in 1835 the great political sociologist Alexis de Tocqueville predicted an ongoing struggle between American democracy and Russian despotism and outlined the essential differences between the two traditions.

From Washington Post