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1despotic — DESPÓTIC, Ă, despotici, ce, adj. (Despre o faptă, un regim, o lege) De despot, caracteristic despoţilor; tiranic, dictatorial, samavolnic; (despre oameni) care se comportă ca un despot; absolut, arbitrar (2). – Din fr. despotique. Trimis de RACAI …
2Despotic — Des*pot ic, Despotical Des*pot ic*al, a. [Gr. despotiko s: cf. F. despotique.] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. {Des*pot… …
3despotic monarchy. — despotic monarch. See absolute monarchy. * * * …
4despotic — index brutal, dictatorial, peremptory (imperative), severe, strict, stringent, tyrannous Burton s Lega …
5despotic commander — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6despotic master — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7despotic — 1640s, from Fr. despotique (14c.), from Gk. despotikos, from despotes (see DESPOT (Cf. despot)). Related: Despotical; despotically …
8despotic — tyrannical, tyrannous, arbitrary, autocratic, *absolute Analogous words: domineering, imperious, *masterful, imperative: *dictatorial, authoritarian, magisterial …
9despotic — [des pät′ik] adj. [Fr despotique < Gr despotikos] of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical: also despotical despotically adv …
10despotic monarchy. — despotic monarch. See absolute monarchy …
