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despotic

adjective as in dictatorial

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Fellow pupils remember him having an obsession with despotic figures including Genghis Khan and Adolf Hitler.

From BBC

But I continue to believe that there are more Americans who wish to preserve our democratic principles than abandon them for some sort of kleptocratic and despotic theocracy.

From Salon

In reality they were abandoned to poverty under the rule of despotic local leaders.

From BBC

Trump can’t do all the things that have enabled him to thrive as a despotic grifter his entire life.

From Salon

There's no question that Hamas’ intentions toward Jews are genocidal and nihilistic, and that it's a despotic, destructive force for the Palestinians under its rule.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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