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despotism
noun(des-pot-ism)
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
despotism
noun(des-pot-ism)
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Synonyms: absolutism, tyranny,

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