[ US /dɪˈspɑtɪk/ ]
[ UK /dɛspˈɒtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
    a tyrannical government
    a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
    autocratic government
    an authoritarian regime
    despotic rulers
  2. belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
  3. ruled by or characteristic of a despot
    moved from a feudal to a despotic order
    his administration was arrogant and despotic

How To Use despotic In A Sentence

  • The country will swarm with informers, spies, delators and all the odious reptile tribe that breed in the sunshine of a despotic power.
  • Many of the planets were run by makeshift despotic governments that intended to secede from the Republic.
  • From the narrative it was possible to divine that Darvid had shown at first an inclination to milden the demands on his son, but afterward despotic habits and practical views had won the victory. The Argonauts
  • The bottom line in such argumentation was reminiscent of the objective of all despotic regimes to genuine political participation.
  • Dominion acquired by conquest, or victory in war, is that which some writers call despotical from, which signifieth a lord or master, and is the dominion of the master over his servant. Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill
  • Dominion acquired by conquest, or victory is that which some writers call despotical, from Δεσπότης which signifieth DESPOTISM
  • When this despotic middle-class cousinry seizes a victim, he is so carefully gagged and bound that complaint is impossible; he is smeared with slime and wax like a snail in a beehive. Sons of the Soil
  • Despotic governments conduct campaigns to win influential seats while developing nations turn a blind eye to their human rights violating colleagues in order to win assembly votes. Thor Halvorssen: Renovating the Rules of UN Backroom Diplomacy
  • Dominion acquired by conquest, or victory in war, is that which some writers call despotical from Despotes, which signifieth a lord or master, and is the dominion of the master over his servant. Leviathan
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