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despot Noun

— A despot is a totalitarian autocrat or dictator, a person who rules without the need for a Senate or parliament. The Emperor Domitian was a despot.

despot

— noun (= tyrant) a cruel and oppressive dictator

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tyrant

dictator

autocrat

oppressor

absolute ruler

authoritarian

potentate

totalitarian

persecutor

mogul

influential person

bad ruler

absolute monarch