Despotic: alternatives and connections

An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocra…

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An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocra…

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One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

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One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

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An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocra…

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Alt. of Autocratical

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Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbit…

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Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.

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Alt. of Tyrannical

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Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prin…

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