despotism

So they bequeathed us the separation of powers and the associated checks and balances ideally expected to counter such despotism.

Mr. Turk told the crowd that the elder Assad’s regime had “relied on terror” and called Bashar’s rule “illegitimate,” saying it represented “despotism.”

He has bullied, cornered, cajoled, bribed and threatened most of the rest of the GOP into following him into despotism.

Mr Jones claimed Mr Williams had run "a regime of despotism" throughout his daughter's tenure at the channel and sacked her "without consultation".

We recognize that everyone has equal rights under the law, we are and have been the beacon that cuts through the fog of theocracy, despotism and political malignancy.