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Significados de despotic em inglês

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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He wanted democratic ideals to supersede authoritarian rule in the Soviet Union.
The Irish Times
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Asked the guard using one of those voices strong and authoritarian government.
Renaissance
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China is not a democracy and is run under an authoritarian system.
News.com.au
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As the world's largest democracy, India looks askance at Russia's authoritarian system.
The Guardian
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In an authoritarian society, he adds, that can only lead to conflict.
The Guardian
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The Government placed itself firmly between the tyrannical tribunal and the people.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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He described Rome in a frequent Jewish shorthand for tyrannical power, 'Babylon'.
Christianity: the first three thousand years
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The grounds of the verdict bear the impress of a tyrannical hypocrisy.
A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
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Fashion is change and obsolescence imposed on a pattern of tyrannical conformity.
The Red Queen
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Also, allegedly, Murphy has a managerial style that's just short of tyrannical.
Reuters
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It rewards autocratic regimes while also strengthening institutions in more democratic ones.
The South African
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The president has become more autocratic and thinks he has absolute power.
The Guardian
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And we are surprised at the Custodians' autocratic handling of this matter.
Fire With Fire
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There was an almost misanthropic vein in the autocratic land-owner and iron-master.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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The answer was covered by the autocratic clang on the engine-room gong.
The End of the Tether
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His tone was too dictatorial; George expected civility when asked a favor.
Ranching for Sylvia
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Lopez says he is being made a scapegoat by a dictatorial government.
Reuters
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They want a less dictatorial and a more entrepreneurial environment, says McClafferty.
The Irish Times
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The Prince was, in reality, clothed with dictatorial and even regal powers.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 18: 1572
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The servant of an ordinary person would hardly have been so dictatorial.
The Brown Mask
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But you smiled on me before them all-thosefools, those tyrannic fools--
The Palace of Darkened Windows
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The tyrannic routine begins instantly he is out of bed.
The Plain Man and His Wife
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Admiration of his tyrannic will has at last made him peaceful sovereign of the Kremlin.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
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A delegation was sent to the king with a strong remonstrance against his tyrannic course.
Sketches of the Covenanters
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If these princes had shown a tyrannic disposition, it would be much to be lamented.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)
Uso de despotic em inglês
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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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