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despotism meaning and definition
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Definition of despotism (noun)
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- synonyms: absolutism, tyranny
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- synonyms: absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
Source: Princeton University Wordnet