despotic
adjective
uk/dɪˈspɒt.ɪk/us/desˈpɑː.t̬ɪk/havingunlimitedpowerover otherpeople, and often using itunfairlyandcruelly:
专制的a despoticgovernment/regime专制政府/政权
Ahandfulofcorruptand despoticleadersmake thedecisions.决策者是少数腐败专制的领导人。
Synonyms
brutal
callous
cruel
harsh(UNKIND)
tyrannical
tyrannous
vicious
See
despot
- The Incaemperorwas a despoticrulerof ahighlystratifiedsociety.
- Theybuiltup agreatandpowerfuldespoticstate.
- Dictators areindividualsthatexercisedespoticpower.
Systems of government
- a reign of terroridiom
- absolutism
- ancien régime
- anti-apartheid
- anti-communism
- anti-federalist
- democratically
- democratization
- democratize
- despotically
- despotism
- martial law
- matriarchal
- matriarchy
- meritocracy
- meritocratic
- pre-fascist
- regime
- reign
- republican