despot

🇬🇧 UK/'despɒt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A ruler who holds absolute power and uses it cruelly and oppressively; a tyrant

专制君主,暴君

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.absolute despot绝对独裁者
  • 2.cruel despot残暴的暴君
  • 3.despot ruled专制统治

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The despot ruled with an iron fist and showed no mercy to dissenters.

  • 2.

    Citizens lived in fear under the despot's oppressive regime.

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