Thesaurus results for DESPOT

despot

noun

ˈde-spət

as in tyrant

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way the despot exiled political dissidents to remote labor camps, where they were left to rot

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Recent Examples of despot Overthrowing the local government, and becoming my town’s first girl-boss despot. —

Erika Sjule, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024 Egalitarian despots: hierarchy steepness, reciprocity and the grooming-trade model in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes WIREs Cognitive Science. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024 Bed-bound and suffering, the insecure and impulsive despot has paid a high price for recklessly flying Sunfyre into battle at Rook’s Rest during last week’s episode of House of the Dragon. —

James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The Past 10 pieces of wisdom from Roman emperors Even tyrants and despots offer wisdom worth heeding. —

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