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DESPOTISM Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word despotism. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For DESPOTISM

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
autonomy
nounn
noun

• immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

• personal independence

democracy
nounn
noun

• the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

• a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

freedom
nounn
noun

• the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

• immunity from an obligation or duty

independence
nounn
noun

• a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail

• freedom from control or influence of another or others

• the successful ending of the American Revolution

liberty
nounn
noun

• immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

• freedom of choice

• personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression

• leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

• an act of undue intimacy

self-government
nounn
noun

• government of a political unit by its own people

self-rule
nounn
noun

• government of a political unit by its own people

Alternatives for AUTONOMY

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Alternatives for DEMOCRACY

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Alternatives for FREEDOM

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Alternatives for INDEPENDENCE

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Alternatives for LIBERTY

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Alternatives for SELF-GOVERNMENT

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Alternatives for SELF-RULE

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