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despotic
adjective as in dictatorial
Example Sentences
In reality they were abandoned to poverty under the rule of despotic local leaders.
Trump can’t do all the things that have enabled him to thrive as a despotic grifter his entire life.
There's no question that Hamas’ intentions toward Jews are genocidal and nihilistic, and that it's a despotic, destructive force for the Palestinians under its rule.
They might try to challenge their removal to a despotic regime saying their naming-and-shaming in the UK means they could be tortured back home - something our law absolutely forbids.
They came here to escape war, political and religious persecution, lack of opportunity and corrupt systems lead by despotic strongmen or brutal theocracies.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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