despotism
Meaning of despotism
noun
Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
Information about despotism
- It is a name.
- The plural form of despotism is: despotisms.
- Languages in which despotism is used:
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Hyphenation of despotism
despo-tism
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- despotism is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
despotism synonyms
Meaning absolutism:
Meaning dictatorship:
dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
Translation of despotism
- Spanish: dictadura, tiranía, despotismo
- French: despotisme
- Italian: dispotismo
- Portuguese: despotismo
Words that rhyme with despotism
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