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Meanings of despotic in inglés

Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty.

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Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot.

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Examples for "dictator"
Examples for "dictator"
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Overthrowing Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003 achieved important American strategic objectives.
The Guardian
2
Reports from early today speculated that the former dictator had been captured.
The Irish Times
3
You know, I actually think he'd make a good dictator, that man.
Another life altogether: a novel
4
Former military dictator of Burma Ne Win has died under house arrest.
The Irish Times
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A caretaker government was announced within an hour of the dictator's capture.
The Guardian
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The authority of an Arabian scherif is very great; that of a Tartar khan altogether despotical.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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Whether oppression, injustice, and cruelty, are the only evils which attend on despotical government, may be considered apart.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition
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Oppression and cruelty are not always necessary to despotical government; and even when present, are but a part of its evils.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition
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And forfeiture gives the third despotical power to lords for their own benefit, over those who are stripped of all property.
Second Treatise of Government
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His wooing had been of the most despotical and patronizing kind; not the kind that a proud girl would have put up with.
The Mating of Lydia
Usage of despotic in inglés
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Any despotic government must have the reliable support of toadies and traitors.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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So ended the despotic rule of gentlemen adventurers in the far north.
Lords of the North
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The young girl was pregnant, and they were fleeing a despotic regime.
The Guardian
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America is the stronghold of the popular principle, Europe of the despotic.
Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals / In Two Volumes, V...
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The despotic course of the king raised up enemies on all sides.
General History for Colleges and High Schools
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A despotic government restricted the efforts of the Apostles to do good.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4
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His pride, his whole character, despotic; the horror of having been deceived.
The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
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The only form or system that is necessarily illegal is the despotic.
The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny
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But in nations capable of freedom this religious domination was never despotic.
The English Constitution
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The body is a despotic master and it is a splendid servant.
The Girl and Her Religion
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Their anthem has a slight whiff of old-school despotic regime about it.
The Guardian
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That Assembly stood in his way as he strode toward despotic power.
Sketches of the Covenanters
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Under the despotic rule of Louis Napoleon, the newspaper business has drooped.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil / Its People and Literature, Its Life...
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An extraordinary event occurred here, showing the despotic power of the sheikh.
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
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This remarkable document was a strange compound of liberal and despotic elements.
Problems in American Democracy
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Under a despotic government, the spy is as necessary as the corporal.
A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" / A Letter ...
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