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 Definitions of despot  [ˈdɛs pət, -pɒt]  

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Definition of 'despot' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) despot
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.

2.  despot
any tyrant or oppressor.

3.  despot
a title applied to a Byzantine emperor, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.

Etymology:  (1555–65; < Gk despótēs master; cf. host1)

Definition of 'despot' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tyrant, autocrat, despot
a cruel and oppressive dictator
Definition of 'despot' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) despot
a master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign

2. (noun) despot
one who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant
Translation of 'despot' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person (usually the king or ruler of a country) with absolute power, often a tyrant.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: despoot, tiran Arabic flag Arabic: طاغٍ، مُسْتَبِد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: деспот
Brazilian flag Brazilian: déspota Czech flag Czech: tyran, despota German flag German: der Despot
Danish flag Danish: despot; tyran; diktator Greek flag Greek: δυνάστης, τύραννος Spanish flag Spanish: déspota
Estonian flag Estonian: ainuvalitseja, despoot Farsi flag Farsi: حاکم مطلق؛ سلطان مستبد Finnish flag Finnish: hirmuvaltias
French flag French: despote Hebrew flag Hebrew: עָרִיץ Hindi flag Hindi: शक्तिशाली, क्रूर राजा
Croatian flag Croatian: despot, tiranin Hungarian flag Hungarian: zsarnok Indonesian flag Indonesian: despot
Icelandic flag Icelandic: einræðisherra Italian flag Italian: despota Japanese flag Japanese: 独裁者
Korean flag Korean: 폭군 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: despotas Latvian flag Latvian: despots
Malay flag Malay: pemerintah yang berkuku b Dutch flag Dutch: despoot Norwegian flag Norwegian: enehersker, tyrann, hards
Polish flag Polish: despota Persian flag Persian: حاکم مطلق؛ سلطان مستبد Pashto flag Pashto: مستبد، په خپل سر، هغه ټول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: déspota Romanian flag Romanian: despot Russian flag Russian: деспот
Slovak flag Slovak: despota Slovenian flag Slovenian: despot, trinog Serbian flag Serbian: despot
Swedish flag Swedish: despot, tyrann Thai flag Thai: นักเผด็จการ Turkish flag Turkish: zorba
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 專制君主 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: тиран, деспот Urdu flag Urdu: مطلق العنان حاکم
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: kẻ chuyên quyền Chinese flag Chinese: 专制君主

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