Words Like DESPOT
We have put together a list of words that are similar to DESPOT.
4 Alternative Words Similar to despot
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Czar
Noun Hyponym
10 definitions of despot
1
A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign.
2
One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant.
3
a cruel and oppressive dictator
4
A ruler with absolute power.
5
A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
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A Byzantine emperor or prince.
7
An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch.
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An absolute ruler; one who governs according to his own will, under a recognized right or custom, but uncontrolled by constitutional restrictions or the wishes of his subjects; a sovereign who is himself theoretically the source of all law.
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A tyrant; an oppressor; one who or a body which exercises lawful power tyrannically or oppressively, as either sovereign or master.
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An honorary title of the Byzantine emperors, afterward of members of their families, and then conferred as a title of office on vassal rulers and governors: as, the despots of Epirus.