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despot 音標拼音: [d'ɛspət] n. 專制君主,暴君 專制君主,暴君 despot n 1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [ synonym: { tyrant}, { autocrat}, { despot}] Despot \ Des" pot\, n. [ F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. despo` ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to po` sis husband, and L. potens. See { Potent}.] 1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign. [ 1913 Webster] Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. -- C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster] 2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant. [ 1913 Webster] 25 Moby Thesaurus words for " despot": Simon Legree, absolute monarch, absolute ruler, all- powerful ruler, arrogator, autarch, autocrat, caesar, commissar, czar, dictator, disciplinarian, driver, duce, hard master, martinet, oligarch, oppressor, pharaoh, slave driver, stickler, strong man, tyrant, usurper, warlord
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