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Adjective: despotic  di'spó-tik or des'pó-tik
  1. Ruled by or characteristic of a despot
    "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"
     
  2. Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
    "despotic rulers";
    - authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical
     
  3. Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
    - despotical

See also: undemocratic

Encyclopedia: Despotic