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despot

noun as in dictator

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The Uzbek despot distinguished himself by “boiling his enemies, slaughtering his poverty-stricken people when they protest, and conscripting armies of children for slave labour,” according to The Guardian.

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So, stand up for free speech or fall to a despot who wants you to remain quiet.

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They are only a sticking point for would-be kings and despots who successfully deceive and subjugate the masses.

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In Florida and elsewhere, there were individuals of rare caliber who rose up in their day to defeat these right-wing despots.

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“We will never let the evil will of a sad, malignant despot dictate how we treat one another,” said the Greyhound Bar & Grill in Highland Park.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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