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Meanings of
despot
in anglès
portuguès
autócrata
català
tirà
espanyol
autócrata
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A cruel and oppressive dictator.
tyrant
autocrat
català
tirà
rus
деспот
portuguès
déspota
català
despotat
espanyol
déspota
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f. despotess
Heir apparent to the emperor or senior court official.
despotes
Related terms
position
title of authority
català
despotat
Usage of
despot
in anglès
1
Despotism is the madness of power; in women the
despot
is caprice.
2
That
despot
must have a plastic surgery week in and week out.
3
An evilly disposed
despot
could have used it to practice unspeakable oppression.
4
In the firm of Bannister & Co. he was an untrammelled
despot
.
5
This
despot
was one of the most remarkable men of the period.
6
He was active & progressive but eccentric and a
despot
at home.
7
Strong in him it was, and untrammelled of that murderous
despot
Fear.
8
A
despot
always has his good moments; an assembly of despots never.
9
Joseph II was not the only benevolent
despot
who met with discouragement.
10
The whole place proclaimed itself to be the whim of a
despot
.
11
A
despot
must feel that he is the pivot of the State.
12
Once upon a time there was an ancient
despot
called Konosuke Tsuru.
13
The king of Naples and Sicily, Francis II., was a typical
despot
.
14
Carlyle had an admiration for the
despot
,
while the Italian loathed tyranny.
15
And this brings us to that mysterious and impalpable
despot
,
the Censor.
16
The sovereign of Hanover was a positive
despot
,
both politically and socially.
Other examples for "despot"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
despot
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
benevolent despot
eastern despot
oriental despot
absolute despot
old despot
More collocations
Translations for
despot
portuguès
autócrata
ditador
tirano
déspota
autocrata
català
tirà
dèspota
autòcrata
despotat
despotēs
dèspota bizantí
despotina
despot
despoina
espanyol
autócrata
tirano
déspota
despota
rus
деспот
деспотат
Despot
through the time
Despot
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common