DESPOTS Synonyms
2 hypernyms for despots. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DESPOTS
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| authoritarians | noun, adjective n, 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 | noun n | |||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||
| dictators | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
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, adjective n, 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 | noun n | |||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||
| tyrant | verb, noun v, 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 | ||||||