despotism
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despotism
- /ˈdɛspətɪzəm/
Where it comes from
From French despotisme; equivalent to despot + -ism.
noun despotisms
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Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
The iron hand of despotism has quenched the last spark of liberty; hunted down like a wild beast, I am watching an opportunity to fly my degraded and enslaved country.
Similar: absolutism, autocracy, dictatorship, tyranny
Translations
Every language
noun government by a singular authority
| Español | despotismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전제 jeonje, 독재 dokjae, 폭정 pokjeong |
| 日本語 | 専制 sensei, 独裁主義 dokusaishugi, 独裁 dokusai, 暴政 bōsei |
| 中文 | 專制 /专制 zhuānzhì, 專制主義 /专制主义 zhuānzhìzhǔyì, 獨裁 /独裁 dúcái, 暴政 bàozhèng |
| हिन्दी | तानाशाही tānāśāhī, स्वेच्छाचारिता svecchācāritā |
| Português | despotismo |
| Français | despotisme |
| Deutsch | Despotie, Despotismus, Willkürherrschaft |
| Italiano | dispotismo |
| Ελληνικά | δεσποτισμός despotismós |
| Română | despotism |
| Русский | деспоти́зм despotízm, произво́л proizvól, деспоти́я despotíja |
| العربية | اِسْتِبْدَاد istibdād, ظُلْم ẓulm |
| עברית | רוֹדָנוּת rodanút |
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