Despot
21Despot — Des·po̲t der; en, en; 1 ein Herrscher, der die absolute Macht besitzt und meist mit Gewalt über seine Untertanen herrscht: Nero war ein Despot 2 pej; jemand, der seine Macht dazu benutzt, andere zu unterdrücken ≈ ↑Tyrann (1) || NB: der Despot;… …
22despot — [16] The ultimate source of despot is Greek despótēs ‘lord’. It is related to Sanskrit dampati ‘master of the house’, and both probably go back to an Indo European compound formed from *domo ‘house’ (source of Latin domus ‘house’, and hence of… …
23despot — UK [ˈdespɒt] / US [ˈdeˌspɑt] noun [countable] Word forms despot : singular despot plural despots someone who has a lot of power and uses it in a cruel and unreasonable way …
24despot — /ˈdɛspɒt / (say despot) noun 1. an absolute ruler; an autocrat. 2. a tyrant or oppressor. –phrase 3. benevolent despot, a ruler who has the interests of his or her subjects at heart; an enlightened ruler. {Greek despotēs master} …
25despot — [16] The ultimate source of despot is Greek despótēs ‘lord’. It is related to Sanskrit dampati ‘master of the house’, and both probably go back to an Indo European compound formed from *domo ‘house’ (source of Latin domus ‘house’, and hence of… …
26Despot — Tyrann; Alleinherrscher; Autokrat; Absolutist; Diktator * * * Des|pot [dɛs po:t], der; en, en, Des|po|tin [dɛs po:tɪn], die; , nen: Person, die despotisch herrscht: sie ist eine wahre Despotin. Syn.: ↑ Diktator, ↑ …
27Despot — ↑ Despotin 1. Gewaltherrscher, Gewaltherrscherin, Tyrann, Tyrannin, unumschränkter Herrscher, unumschränkte Herrscherin; (abwertend): Diktator, Diktatorin. 2. (abwertend): Diktator, Diktatorin, Tyrann, Tyrannin, Unterdrücker, Unterdrückerin. * *… …
28despot — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. oppressor, autocrat, tyrant; see dictator . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [DES put] an absolute ruler, an autocrat. The despot completely oppressed the citizenry. SYN.: autocrat, tyrant, dictator,… …
29despot — n. an absolute; benevolent; enlightened despot …
30despot — [[t]de̱spɒt, AM pət[/t]] despots N COUNT A despot is a ruler or other person who has a lot of power and who uses it unfairly or cruelly. Syn: tyrant, dictator …
