despot
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Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈdɛs.pɒt/ or /ˈdɛz.pɒt/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈdɛs.pət/
Audio (Canada) (file) - Hyphenation: des‧pot
Noun[change]
- (countable) A despot is a totalitarian autocrat or dictator, a person who rules without the need for a Senate or parliament.
- The Emperor Domitian was a despot.