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Definition of Despotically

Despotically
Despotic Des*pot"ic, Despotical Des*pot"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.

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- which limit respect and power to specific groups have also been called despotic. Colloquially, the word despot applies pejoratively to those who use their...
- Look up despot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Despot may refer to: Despot (court title), a Byzantine court title Despotism, a form of government in...
- Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other...
- Look up tyranny in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tyranny refers to a despotically ruled state or society. Tyranny (Julian Casablancas + The Voidz album)...
- confound the bickering Oriental Christians, to liberate the Orient from the despotic rule of the Romans and Persians, and to spread the knowledge of the unity...
- within the reach of the full powers of rule, may at will exercise almost despotic sway within their own shires, and may sometimes threaten to convulse even...
- Verse (2019, Chronicle Prism) Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age (2020, Chronicle Books) Contemporary Newsmakers: ****ulation. Gale Research...
- actor. He is best known for his portrayal of a court jester serving a despotic king in the hit period film The King and the Clown. Kam Woo-sung majored...
- constitutional monarch and protector of freemen, but Voltaire saw him as a despotic ruler and representative of the medieval period as a Dark Age. As early...
- Washington, D.C. during a civil war fought across the United States between a despotic federal government and secessionist movements to interview the president...