despotism

Letters that make despotism

s, o, d, e, p, m, t, i are letters that make 'despotism'

Words within despotism

DES, pot, ism, SM, ti, ESP, PO, despot, spot, Otis, DE, Po, Es, Sm, Ti are words within 'despotism'


2 possible definitions for 'despotism'

Despotism as "a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)"

Under this definition, despotism is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dictatorship, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, tyranny, absolutism, totalitarianism have the same meaning as 'despotism'

despotism as a type

'despotism' can be a type of autarchy, autocracy.

Types of despotism

police state is a type of despotism.

Derivatives of despotism

dictator, potentate, absolutist, Stalinist, absolutistic are derivatives of 'despotism'.


Despotism as "dominance through threat of punishment and violence"

Under this definition, despotism is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

absolutism, tyranny have the same meaning as 'despotism'

despotism as a type

'despotism' can be a type of dominance, control, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency.

Derivatives of despotism

tyrannical, absolutist, authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, oppressive, tyrannous are derivatives of 'despotism'.



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