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despot [ˈdespət] N

despot

déspota mf

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Piper generally portrays these empires as benign, ruled by enlightened despots. en.wikipedia.org

Peter was forced by the time to be a despot. en.wikipedia.org

An enlightened despot, he accepted the modernizing transformations of the previous 25 years, including equality of all before the law. en.wikipedia.org

He is a cruel despot, who governs by means of 2,000 fusileers, whom he has trained and armed, and whom he employs on marauding expeditions. en.wikipedia.org

Both siblings later met their father, who by then was a despot. en.wikipedia.org

He has been regarded as both a hypocritical tyrant and a progressive despot, who wanted to create an absolute monarchy based upon free citizens. en.wikipedia.org

He held a title of prince (1389-1402) and despot (1402-1427). en.wikipedia.org

In addition to the king or despot, the larger cities also employed some mercenaries of their own to back up their militia. en.wikipedia.org

He is called a despot and a tyrant by his opponents, but officially the new society is referred to as egalitarian. en.wikipedia.org

This wave of revolution for freedom is the beginning of the total liberation of the nations of this region from the despots and dictators. en.wikipedia.org

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