DESPOTS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word despots. (close relations)
Definition of DESPOTS
Best Alternative Words for DESPOTS
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| authoritarians | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner adjective satellite • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty • expecting unquestioning obedience | ||||||||
| autocrats | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
| dictators | nounn | |||||||
noun • a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine • a ruler who is unconstrained by law • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner | ||||||||
| totalitarians | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life noun • an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government adjective satellite • characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control | ||||||||
| tyrants | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator • in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it • any person who exercises power in a cruel way | ||||||||
| autocrat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
| tyrant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator • in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it • any person who exercises power in a cruel way | ||||||||
