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Noun: despot  des-put or 'des`pót [N. Amer], 'des`pót [Brit]
  1. A cruel and oppressive dictator
    "the propagandistic iconography of a despot"
    - tyrant, autocrat

Derived forms: despots

See also: despotic

Type of: dictator, potentate

Encyclopedia: Despot

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