 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
despotic
adjective
1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot [syn:
{despotical}]
2: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal
to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and
despotic"
3: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having
absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime";
"autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial
rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a
tyrannical government" [syn: {authoritarian}, {autocratic},
{dictatorial}, {tyrannical}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, adjective [Gr.
despotiko's: 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}, adverb
-- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, noun
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "despotic":
absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic,
arrogant, autarchic, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic,
autonomous, bossy, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional,
democratic, dictatorial, domineering, fascist, federal, federalist,
federalistic, feudal, governmental, grinding, gubernatorial,
heteronomous, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, lordly,
magisterial, magistral, masterful, matriarchal, matriarchic,
monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal,
oligarchic, oppressive, overbearing, overruling, parliamentarian,
parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, peremptory, pluralistic,
political, repressive, republican, self-governing, severe, strict,
suppressive, theocratic, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous
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