despot

Example Sentences

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Now, the despot regime has been decapitated, but ConocoPhillips isn’t jumping up and down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has replaced three top officials in charge of his personal security, Seoul said Tuesday, a sign the despot may increasingly fear assassination plots.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

He’s not a father, a king, a despot or a dictator.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

“We love, we can, we’ll win” became the slogan of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s 2020 challenge to the Belarusian despot Alexander Lukashenko.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

Some people wonder: Could another despot like Hitler rise to power on the shoulders of young people?

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti