despotic
Example Sentences
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His new boss is the imposing Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, despotically played by Josh Brolin.
Far from being despotic, Louis sought to be a constitutional monarch, with representative institutions that could mobilize consent and resources behind state policy.
Chimpanzees comfort each other when in distress, despite typically being referred to as "violent" and "despotic" when compared to other apes.
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In reality they were abandoned to poverty under the rule of despotic local leaders.
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They might try to challenge their removal to a despotic regime saying their naming-and-shaming in the UK means they could be tortured back home - something our law absolutely forbids.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
