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despotism 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋdєspәtˏIzәm 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊdespәtizәm 〕
Overview of noun despotism
The noun despotism has 2 senses
- absolutism, tyranny, despotism -- (dominance through threat of punishment and violence)
- dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny -- (a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.))