despot

Example Sentences

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The warrant could affect Putin’s ability to travel overseas and adds his name to a notorious list of despots and dictators.

From New York Times

Twenty years ago, President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, toppling the despot Saddam Hussein and fomenting a kind of hell that Iraq is still grappling with today.

From Los Angeles Times

The arrest warrant adds Mr. Putin’s name to a notorious list of despots and dictators accused of humanity’s worst atrocities.

From New York Times

The digital revolution, which allows information to flow and spread at the speed of light, was supposed to be a boon for freedom and a blow to despots around the world.

From Washington Post

Mr. Lukashenko is an illegitimate despot whose people voted to turn him out of office.

From Washington Post