despotic

[ dih-spot-ik ]

/ dɪˈspɒt ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.

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Also des·pot·i·cal .

Origin of despotic

1640–50; <French despotique<Greek despotikós.See despot, -ic

des·pot·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·des·pot·ic, adjectivenon·des·pot·i·cal·ly, adverbun·des·pot·ic, adjective

un·des·pot·i·cal·ly, adverb

“As we continue to aid and arm despotic regimes in Egypt, we are also now sending weapons to the rebels in Syria,” Paul said.
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But President Obama would look despotic if he embraced this tactic.
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The shah returned to become even more despotic until his own overthrow in 1979 by Ayatollah Khomeini.
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They created a system of government with checks and balances so that no branch of government would become despotic.
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As despotic regimes across the Arab world crumble or battle for survival, what lies ahead?
What Will Be the Next Middle East Shock?|Rob Verger|February 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The most extraordinary and despotic measures were adopted by acclamation to meet the fearful emergency.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The manhood of Homestead rebelled: the millmen scorned the despotic ultimatum.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
Fascination is despotic; beauty is something more tangible and independent of opinion.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
Humble as Lecamus seemed to the outer world, he was despotic in his own home; there he was an autocrat.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Each sect has endeavored to make its God a monarch the most redoubtable, the greatest, the most despotic, and the most selfish.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach